Which to use
“Häme” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,120
- “Häme” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 79894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Häme | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spott mit starkem Anteil an Schadenfreude; zynische Polemik | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes Häme and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Häme and haze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Häme with haze
A purely visual mix-up. Häme ([ˈhɛːmə]) and haze ([heɪz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Häme is recorded at frequency rank #30,120, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛːmə]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].
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 79894, this pair ranks #206,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Häme vs haze
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Häme": mä. Private to "haze": az.
"Häme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haze ← ahze · haez · hazze · hhaze · hzae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Häme" for "haze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Häme" vs "haze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Häme" and "haze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Häme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Häme" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne 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 #206,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.