HaschvsHaseWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#40,586
“Hasch” frequency rank
#10,295
“Hase” frequency rank
50881
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hasch Hase
Definition aus dem von den Drüsenhaaren an Blättern, Blüten und Stengeln (besonders der weiblichen Pflanzen) ausgeschiedenen harzartigen Sekret ursprünglich vor allem in Indien und im Orient (Naher Osten und Nordafrika) angebauter Sorten des Indischen Hanfs (Cannabis sativa indica) gewonnenes Mittel beziehungsweise Präparat, das bei Einnahme einen durch die im Sekret befindlichen ätherischen Öle (vor allem durch den darin enthaltenen psychoaktiven Wirkstoff Tetrahydrocannabinol) verursachten Rauschzustand bewirkt und deshalb als Ingredienz vor allem von Rauchwaren sowie Gebäck, Süßigkeiten und Getränken verwendet wird (und daher als Genussmittel, Mode- und Volksdroge zu psychischer [nicht physischer] Abhängigkeit führen und dessen Genuss sich somit als Einstiegsdroge zu stärkeren Rauschgiften auswirken kann, wodurch sich – international – eine Uneinigkeit bezüglich Tolerierung und Legalisierung des Besitzes, Konsums und Handels erklärt) Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase

Where the eye mixes Hasch and Hase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hasch runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Hase's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Hasch
4 ch
Hase

Visual trap between Hasch and Hase

A purely visual mix-up. Hasch ([haʃ]) 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 50881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hasch is recorded at frequency rank #40,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʃ]. 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 50881, this pair ranks #1,156,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hasch vs Hase

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hasch": c. Private to "Hase": e.

"Hasch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hasch ← ahsch · hacsh · hascch · haschh · hashc · hassch · hhasch · hsach
  • Hase ← ahse · haes · hhase · hsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hasch" for "Hase" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([haʃ] versus [ˈhaːzə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Hasch" or "Hase" show up more?
"Hase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,295 in our German list, against #40,586 for "Hasch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasch" 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 #1,156,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hasch" and "Hase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harsch vs Hasch". 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 #1,156,754 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