Which to use
“hasse” is a verb and “Hirse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,397
- “hasse” frequency rank
- #43,965
- “Hirse” frequency rank
- 46362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasse | Hirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hassen | Sammelbezeichnung für einige kleinfrüchtige Getreidearten aus der Familie der Süßgräser |
Where the eye mixes hasse and Hirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hasse and Hirse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hasse vs Hirse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hasse is [ˈhasə] while Hirse is [ˈhɪʁzə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46362, 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]. Hirse is at rank #43,965, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪʁzə].
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 46362, this pair ranks #1,321,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hasse vs Hirse
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "hasse": a. Private to "Hirse": ir.
"hasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hirse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hasse" and "Hirse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hasse" or "Hirse" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,321,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasse" and "Hirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hirse". 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 #1,321,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.