Which to use
“hama” is a noun and “hau” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- #7,064
- “hau” frequency rank
- 51730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | hau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eimer, Schüssel | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs hauen |
Letter map: hama vs hau
Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and hau apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hama vs hau
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hama is anoun and hauaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. hau is at rank #7,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [haʊ̯].
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 51730, this pair ranks #1,124,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs hau
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "hau": u.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hau" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hama" and "hau" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hama" vs "hau" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hama" vs "hau" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,250 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" and "hau" 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 #1,124,250 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.