Which to use
“Haut” is a noun and “het” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,391
- “Haut” frequency rank
- #16,178
- “het” frequency rank
- 17569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haut | het |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | größtes Sinnesorgan bei Menschen und Tieren, das gleichzeitig als Schutz des darunterliegenden Gewebes, Atmung, Wärmeregulierung und anderem dient | definiter (bestimmter) Artikel neutrum; das |
Where the eye mixes Haut and het
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Haut with het
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haut is [haʊ̯t] while het is [(h)ət]. 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 (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haut is recorded at frequency rank #1,391, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯t]. het is at rank #16,178, tagged as adet, pronounced [(h)ət].
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 17569, this pair ranks #1,926,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haut vs het
Shared letters: ht. Private to "Haut": au. Private to "het": e.
"Haut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "het" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Haut ← ahut · hatu · hautt · hhaut · huat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haut" and "het" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Haut" vs "het" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Haut" and "het" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "het" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haut" and "het" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs het". 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 #1,926,210 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.