Which to use
“Hände” and “Hase” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,453
- “Hände” frequency rank
- #10,295
- “Hase” frequency rank
- 11748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hände | Hase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hand | Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase |
Where the eye mixes Hände and Hase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hände runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Hase's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hände with Hase
A purely visual mix-up. Hände ([ˈhɛndə]) and Hase ([ˈhaːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hände is recorded at frequency rank #1,453, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛndə]. Hase is at rank #10,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzə].
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 11748, this pair ranks #1,968,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hände vs Hase
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hände": dnä. Private to "Hase": as.
"Hände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hase ← ahse · haes · hhase · hsae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hände" and "Hase" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Hände" or "Hase" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hände" and "Hase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hände" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hände" and "Hase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hase". 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 #1,968,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.