Which to use
“having” and “hawking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,950
- “having” frequency rank
- #39,414
- “hawking” frequency rank
- 83364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | having | hawking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs have | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs hawk |
Letter map: having vs hawking
Shared letters muted; letters that set having and hawking apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - having / hawking
having and hawking are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
having is recorded at frequency rank #43,950, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhavɪŋ]. hawking is at rank #39,414, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 83364, this pair ranks #141,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of having vs hawking
Shared letters: aghin. Private to "having": v. Private to "hawking": kw.
"having" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "hawking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "having" and "hawking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "having" or "hawking"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "having" and "hawking".
- Full dictionary entry for "having" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hawking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "having" and "hawking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hawking vs puzzles". 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 #141,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.