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Which to use

“Häme” and “HTML” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,120
“Häme” frequency rank
#6,546
“HTML” frequency rank
36666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Häme HTML
Definition Spott mit starkem Anteil an Schadenfreude; zynische Polemik Abkürzung für die Formatierungssprache Hypertext Markup Language

Where the eye mixes Häme and HTML

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Häme
4 ch
HTML

Look-alike desk: Häme vs HTML

A purely visual mix-up. Häme ([ˈhɛːmə]) and HTML ([ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]) 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 36666, 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]. HTML is at rank #6,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl].

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 36666, this pair ranks #1,609,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Häme vs HTML

Shared letters: hm. Private to "Häme": . Private to "HTML": lt.

"Häme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "HTML" · 4 letters · shape CCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • HTMLhhtml · hmtl · htlm · htmll · htmml · httml · thml

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Häme" and "HTML" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɛːmə] versus [ˌhaːteːʔɛmˈʔɛl]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Häme" vs "HTML" - which ranks higher?
"HTML" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,546 in our German list, against #30,120 for "Häme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Häme" and "HTML" 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 "HTML" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,609,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Häme" and "HTML" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Häme". 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 #1,609,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list