Which to use
“Haven” is a noun and “holen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,587
- “Haven” frequency rank
- #1,328
- “holen” frequency rank
- 26915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haven | holen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hafen | etwas oder jemanden herbeischaffen |
Letter map: Haven vs holen
Shared letters muted; letters that set Haven and holen apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Haven and holen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Haven is anoun and holenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haven is recorded at frequency rank #25,587, classified as anoun. holen is at rank #1,328, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːlən].
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 26915, this pair ranks #1,810,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haven vs holen
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "Haven": av. Private to "holen": lo.
"Haven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "holen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haven" for "holen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Haven" or "holen"?
What to do next
Pair "Haven" vs "holen" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haven" and "holen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haven 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 #1,810,294 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.