Which to use
“Hanse” is a name and “Hasser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,446
- “Hanse” frequency rank
- #44,673
- “Hasser” frequency rank
- 71119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hanse | Hasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bund deutscher Städte im Mittelalter zur Förderung ihrer Interessen, vor allem des Handels | Person, die eine starke Abneigung gegen etwas hat |
Where the eye mixes Hanse and Hasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hanse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Hasser's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hanse and Hasser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hanse is [ˈhanzə] while Hasser is [ˈhasɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hanse is recorded at frequency rank #26,446, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈhanzə]. 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 71119, this pair ranks #426,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hanse vs Hasser
Shared letters: aehs. Private to "Hanse": n. Private to "Hasser": r.
"Hanse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hanse" for "Hasser" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hanse" or "Hasser" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hanse" and "Hasser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hanse" 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 #426,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hanse" 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 #426,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.