Which to use
“hassen” and “hissen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,617
- “hassen” frequency rank
- #43,966
- “hissen” frequency rank
- 48583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hassen | hissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feindselige Gefühle gegen jemanden, etwas hegen | eine Flagge oder ein Segel am Mast nach oben ziehen |
Where the eye mixes hassen and hissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hassen and hissen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hassen and hissen
A purely visual mix-up. hassen ([ˈhasn̩]) and hissen ([ˈhɪsn̩]) 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 a single letter - a in “hassen” becomes i in “hissen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hassen is recorded at frequency rank #4,617, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhasn̩]. hissen is at rank #43,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪsn̩].
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 48583, this pair ranks #1,243,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hassen vs hissen
Shared letters: ehns. Private to "hassen": a. Private to "hissen": i.
"hassen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hissen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hassen" and "hissen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hassen" or "hissen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hassen" and "hissen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,243,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hassen" and "hissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasser vs hissen". 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 #1,243,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.