Which to use
“have” and “hebe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,376
- “have” frequency rank
- #21,284
- “hebe” frequency rank
- 26660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | have | hebe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haben; besitzen; zur Verfügung haben | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heben |
Where the eye mixes have and hebe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: have vs hebe
A purely visual mix-up. have ([hæv]) and hebe ([ˈheːbə]) 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 26660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
have is recorded at frequency rank #5,376, classified as averb, pronounced [hæv]. hebe is at rank #21,284, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈheːbə].
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 26660, this pair ranks #1,814,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of have vs hebe
Shared letters: eh. Private to "have": av. Private to "hebe": b.
"have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hebe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "have" for "hebe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "have" or "hebe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "have" and "hebe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "have" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hebe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "have" and "hebe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hebe vs Hemer". 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 #1,814,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.