Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hatte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #91
- “hatte” frequency rank
- 40675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hatte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Letter map: hare vs hatte
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hatte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hatteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hatte is at rank #91, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatə].
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 40675, this pair ranks #1,501,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hatte
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hare": r. Private to "hatte": t.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hatte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV