Which to use
“Hasen” is a noun and “hören” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,487
- “Hasen” frequency rank
- #702
- “hören” frequency rank
- 11189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hasen | hören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hase | mit den Ohren |
Where the eye mixes Hasen and hören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Hasen and hören follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Hasen and hören
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hasen is [ˈhaːzn̩] while hören is [ˈhøːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11189, 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]. hören is at rank #702, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁən].
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 11189, this pair ranks #1,971,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hasen vs hören
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Hasen": as. Private to "hören": rö.
"Hasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hören" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hasen ← ahsen · haesn · hasenn · hasne · hhasen · hsaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hasen" and "hören" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hasen" vs "hören" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hasen" and "hören" 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 #1,971,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.