Which to use
“Hass” is a noun and “hau” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,598
- “Hass” frequency rank
- #7,064
- “hau” frequency rank
- 9662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hass | hau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs hauen |
Where the eye mixes Hass and hau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hass vs hau
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hass is [has] while hau is [haʊ̯]. 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 9662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hass is recorded at frequency rank #2,598, classified as anoun, pronounced [has]. hau is at rank #7,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [haʊ̯].
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 9662, this pair ranks #1,978,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hass vs hau
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hass": s. Private to "hau": u.
"Hass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hau" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hass ← ahss · haß · hhass · hsas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hass" and "hau" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Hass" or "hau" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hass" and "hau" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hass" and "hau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hau 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 #1,978,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.