Which to use
“Hasen” is a noun and “hatten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,487
- “Hasen” frequency rank
- #278
- “hatten” frequency rank
- 10765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hasen | hatten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hase | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes Hasen and hatten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hasen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hatten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hasen with hatten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hasen is [ˈhaːzn̩] while hatten is [ˈhatn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hasen is recorded at frequency rank #10,487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːzn̩]. hatten is at rank #278, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatn̩].
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 10765, this pair ranks #1,973,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hasen vs hatten
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "Hasen": s. Private to "hatten": t.
"Hasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hatten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hasen" and "hatten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hasen" or "hatten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hasen" and "hatten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hatten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hasen" and "hatten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasen 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 #1,973,430 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.