Which to use
“Hamm” and “Hans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,334
- “Hamm” frequency rank
- #953
- “Hans” frequency rank
- 8287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hamm | Hans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gebogener Hang eines Weinbergs | Person männlichen Geschlechts |
Where the eye mixes Hamm and Hans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hamm vs Hans
A purely visual mix-up. Hamm ([ham]) and Hans ([hans]) 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 8287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hamm is recorded at frequency rank #7,334, classified as anoun, pronounced [ham]. Hans is at rank #953, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hans].
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 8287, this pair ranks #1,984,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hamm vs Hans
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hamm": m. Private to "Hans": ns.
"Hamm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hamm" and "Hans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hamm" vs "Hans" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hamm" and "Hans" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hamm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hamm" and "Hans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hamm 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 #1,984,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.