HängervsHasserConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,985
“Hänger” frequency rank
#44,673
“Hasser” frequency rank
81658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hänger Hasser
Definition Fahrzeug, das über keinen eigenen Antrieb verfügt und hinter Kraftfahrzeugen mitgeführt wird Person, die eine starke Abneigung gegen etwas hat

Where the eye mixes Hänger and Hasser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hänger and Hasser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Hänger
6 ch
Hasser

Look-alike desk: Hänger vs Hasser

A purely visual mix-up. Hänger ([ˈhɛŋɐ]) and Hasser ([ˈhasɐ]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hänger is recorded at frequency rank #36,985, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛŋɐ]. Hasser is at rank #44,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhasɐ].

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 81658, this pair ranks #171,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hänger vs Hasser

Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Hänger": gnä. Private to "Hasser": as.

"Hänger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Hasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hasserahsser · haser · hasesr · hasserr · hassre · haßer · hhasser · hsaser

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hänger" and "Hasser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhɛŋɐ] versus [ˈhasɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Hänger" or "Hasser" show up more?
"Hänger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,985 in our German list, against #44,673 for "Hasser". 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 "Hänger" and "Hasser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hänger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hänger" and "Hasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hader vs Hasser". 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 #171,606 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