Which to use
“Hase” and “hide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,295
- “Hase” frequency rank
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- 58514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hase | hide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase | die Haut eines Tiers |
Where the eye mixes Hase and hide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hase and hide follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Hase with hide
A purely visual mix-up. Hase ([ˈhaːzə]) and hide ([haɪd]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58514, 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]. hide is at rank #48,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haɪd].
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 58514, this pair ranks #859,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hase vs hide
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hase": as. Private to "hide": di.
"Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hase" and "hide" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Hase" or "hide" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #859,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hase" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #859,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.