hassevsHasserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hasse is a verb, Hasser is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hasse” is a verb and “Hasser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,397
“hasse” frequency rank
#44,673
“Hasser” frequency rank
47070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hasse Hasser
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hassen Person, die eine starke Abneigung gegen etwas hat

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hasse and Hasser apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
hasse
6 ch
Hasser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hasse is [ˈhasə] while Hasser is [ˈhasɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hasse” sits inside “Hasser”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hasse is recorded at frequency rank #2,397, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhasə]. Hasser is at rank #44,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhasɐ].

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 47070, this pair ranks #1,297,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hasse vs Hasser

Shared letters: aehs. Private to "hasse": -. Private to "Hasser": r.

"hasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Hasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hasseahsse · hases · haße · hhasse · hsase
  • Hasserahsser · haser · hasesr · hasserr · hassre · haßer · hhasser · hsaser

Frequency comparison

hasse#2,397
Hasser#44,673

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hasse" and "Hasser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hasse" is a verb and "Hasser" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hasse" or "Hasser"?
"hasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,397 in our German list, against #44,673 for "Hasser". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering hasse vs Hasser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “hasse”; for a noun, it's “Hasser”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hasse” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list