Which to use
“hattest” and “hattet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,354
- “hattest” frequency rank
- #13,161
- “hattet” frequency rank
- 17515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hattest | hattet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes hattest and hattet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hattest runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against hattet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hattest vs hattet
A purely visual mix-up. hattest ([ˈhatəst]) and hattet ([ˈhatət]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hattest is recorded at frequency rank #4,354, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhatəst]. hattet is at rank #13,161, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatət].
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 17515, this pair ranks #1,926,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hattest vs hattet
Shared letters: aeht. Private to "hattest": s. Private to "hattet": -.
"hattest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hattet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hattest" for "hattet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hattest" or "hattet"?
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 "hattest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hattet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hattest" and "hattet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hattet vs Häuten". 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 #1,926,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.