Which to use
“Haue” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,165
- “Haue” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 78939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haue | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prügel, Hiebe | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes Haue and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Haue (CVVV) and haze (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Haue vs haze
A purely visual mix-up. Haue ([ˈhaʊ̯ə]) and haze ([heɪz]) 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 - u in “Haue” becomes z in “haze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haue is recorded at frequency rank #29,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʊ̯ə]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].
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 78939, this pair ranks #227,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Haue vs haze
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Haue": u. Private to "haze": z.
"Haue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Haue" and "haze" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Haue" or "haze"?
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 "Haue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haue" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #227,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.