hattetvshütetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“hattet” and “hütet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,161
“hattet” frequency rank
#37,579
“hütet” frequency rank
50740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hattet hütet
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs haben 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hüten

Where the eye mixes hattet and hütet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hattet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hütet's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
hattet
5 ch
hütet

Look-alike desk: hattet vs hütet

A purely visual mix-up. hattet ([ˈhatət]) and hütet ([ˈhyːtət]) 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 50740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hattet is recorded at frequency rank #13,161, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhatət]. hütet is at rank #37,579, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhyːtət].

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 50740, this pair ranks #1,162,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hattet vs hütet

Shared letters: eht. Private to "hattet": a. Private to "hütet": ü.

"hattet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hütet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hattet ← ahttet · hatett · hattett · hattte · hhattet · htatet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hattet" and "hütet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhatət] versus [ˈhyːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hattet" or "hütet"?
"hattet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,161 in our German list, against #37,579 for "hütet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hattet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hütet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,162,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hattet" and "hütet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Häuten vs hütet". 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 #1,162,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list