HassvsHisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,598
“Hass” frequency rank
#8,079
“His” frequency rank
10677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hass His
Definition sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert Ton mit 264 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes H

Where the eye mixes Hass and His

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Hass
3 ch
His

Look-alike desk: Hass vs His

A purely visual mix-up. Hass ([has]) and His ([hɪs]) 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 10677, 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]. His is at rank #8,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɪs].

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 10677, this pair ranks #1,973,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Hass vs His

Shared letters: hs. Private to "Hass": a. Private to "His": i.

"Hass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "His" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hassahss · haß · hhass · hsas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hass" and "His" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([has] versus [hɪs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Hass" or "His"?
"Hass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,598 in our German list, against #8,079 for "His". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "His" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,973,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hass" and "His" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "His vs höh". 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 #1,973,909 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