Which to use
“hatte” is a verb and “HTTP” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #91
- “hatte” frequency rank
- #1,158
- “HTTP” frequency rank
- 1249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hatte | HTTP |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, zu deutsch Hypertext-Übertragungsprotokoll |
Where the eye mixes hatte and HTTP
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hatte is [ˈhatə] while HTTP is [ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hatte is recorded at frequency rank #91, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhatə]. HTTP is at rank #1,158, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˌhaːteːteːˈpeː].
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 1249, this pair ranks #2,004,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hatte vs HTTP
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hatte": ae. Private to "HTTP": p.
"hatte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "HTTP" · 4 letters · shape CCCC