Which to use
“hama” is a noun and “hann” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- #26,445
- “hann” frequency rank
- 71111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | hann |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eimer, Schüssel | Personalpronomen der 3. Person Maskulinum Singular im Nominativ: er |
Letter map: hama vs hann
Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and hann apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hama (CVCV) and hann (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hama and hann
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hama is anoun and hannapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. hann is at rank #26,445, tagged as apron, pronounced [hanː].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71111, this pair ranks #426,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs hann
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "hann": n.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hama" and "hann" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hama" or "hann"?
After this comparison
You've compared "hama" and "hann". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" and "hann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama vs haze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #426,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.