Which to use
“Hase” and “Hose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,295
- “Hase” frequency rank
- #2,968
- “Hose” frequency rank
- 13263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hase | Hose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase | Kleidungsstück, das den Körper unterhalb der Taille (bis zu den Füßen) bedeckt und dabei jedes Bein einzeln umschließt. Der Plural ist auch für den Singular gebräuchlich, da eine Hose aus zwei Schläuchen (Hosen) besteht (vergleiche die Herkunft). |
Where the eye mixes Hase and Hose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hase and Hose 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 Hose
A purely visual mix-up. Hase ([ˈhaːzə]) and Hose ([ˈhoːzə]) 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 - a in “Hase” becomes o in “Hose”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13263, 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]. Hose is at rank #2,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːzə].
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 13263, this pair ranks #1,959,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hase vs Hose
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "Hase": a. Private to "Hose": o.
"Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hase" and "Hose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hase" vs "Hose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hase" and "Hose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hase" and "Hose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hase". 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 #1,959,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.