Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hasse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #2,397
- “hasse” frequency rank
- 42981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hassen |
Letter map: hare vs hasse
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hasse apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - hare and hasse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hasseaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hasse is at rank #2,397, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhasə].
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 42981, this pair ranks #1,432,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hasse
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hare": r. Private to "hasse": s.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hare" or "hasse" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hare" and "hasse".
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,432,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare vs puzzles". 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 #1,432,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.