HasevshueTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,295
“Hase” frequency rank
#43,255
“hue” frequency rank
53550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hase hue
Definition Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase Farbschattierung

Where the eye mixes Hase and hue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hase runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hue's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Hase
3 ch
hue

Visual trap between Hase and hue

A purely visual mix-up. Hase ([ˈhaːzə]) and hue ([çu̟ː]) 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 53550, 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]. hue is at rank #43,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced [çu̟ː].

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 53550, this pair ranks #1,053,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hase vs hue

Shared letters: eh. Private to "Hase": as. Private to "hue": u.

"Hase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hue" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hase ← ahse · haes · hhase · hsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hase" for "hue" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaːzə] versus [çu̟ː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Hase" or "hue"?
"Hase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,295 in our German list, against #43,255 for "hue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Hase" and "hue" 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 "hue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,053,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hase" and "hue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hue". 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 #1,053,556 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