Which to use
“Haue” and “hide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,165
- “Haue” frequency rank
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- 77384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haue | hide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prügel, Hiebe | die Haut eines Tiers |
Where the eye mixes Haue and hide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Haue (CVVV) and hide (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Haue and hide
A purely visual mix-up. Haue ([ˈhaʊ̯ə]) and hide ([haɪd]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77384, 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]. hide is at rank #48,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haɪd].
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 77384, this pair ranks #261,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Haue vs hide
Shared letters: eh. Private to "Haue": au. Private to "hide": di.
"Haue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haue" for "hide" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Haue" vs "hide" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Haue" and "hide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haue" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #261,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.