Which to use
“Hase” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,295
- “Hase” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 60069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hase | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes Hase and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hase and haze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Hase and haze
A purely visual mix-up. Hase ([ˈhaːzə]) and haze ([heɪz]) 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 a single letter - s in “Hase” becomes z in “haze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hase is recorded at frequency rank #10,295, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzə]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].
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 60069, this pair ranks #800,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hase vs haze
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Hase": s. Private to "haze": z.
"Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hase" and "haze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hase" or "haze"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #800,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hase" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #800,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.