Which to use
“hama” and “hay” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- #32,588
- “hay” frequency rank
- 77254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | hay |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eimer, Schüssel | Tierfutter; Heu |
Letter map: hama vs hay
Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and hay apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hama runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hay's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: hama and hay
hama and hay are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. hay is at rank #32,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪ].
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 77254, this pair ranks #264,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs hay
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "hay": y.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hay" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hama" for "hay" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hama" vs "hay" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hama" and "hay". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hay" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" and "hay" 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 #264,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.