HassanvsHassesTell them apart

Quick tell: Hassan is a name, Hasses is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hassan” is a name and “Hasses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,320
“Hassan” frequency rank
#39,987
“Hasses” frequency rank
57307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hassan Hasses
Definition Familienname, Nachname Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hass

Where the eye mixes Hassan and Hasses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hassan and Hasses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Hassan
6 ch
Hasses

Why the eye confuses Hassan with Hasses

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hassan is [ˈhasan] while Hasses is [ˈhasəs]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hassan is recorded at frequency rank #17,320, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈhasan]. Hasses is at rank #39,987, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhasəs].

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 57307, this pair ranks #906,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hassan vs Hasses

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hassan": n. Private to "Hasses": e.

"Hassan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Hasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hassanahssan · hasan · hasasn · hassann · hassna · haßan · hhassan · hsasan
  • Hassesahsses · hasess · hassess · hassse · haßes · hhasses · hsases

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hassan" and "Hasses" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hassan" is a name and "Hasses" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Hassan" vs "Hasses" - which ranks higher?
"Hassan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,320 in our German list, against #39,987 for "Hasses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hassan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #906,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hassan" and "Hasses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasser vs Hasses". 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 #906,379 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