Hase
[ˈhaːzə]
The verdict
“Hase” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,295 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,295
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaːzə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #10,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hase” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hase is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,295 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hase, with forms such as "ahse", "haes", and "hhase". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "He", "hat", "HSV", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hase, spelled H-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Säugetier mit langen Ohren aus der Gattung Lepus, speziell der Feldhase
- 2Kaninchen
- 3Kosewort
- 4Ausdruck für eine junge Frau
- 5die Tierfamilie, zu der Hase^([1]) und Kaninchen gehören
- 6ein Begleiter, der außer Konkurrenz läuft
- 7ein Sternbild nahe dem Orion
- 8das Fleisch des Hasen^([1])
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahse,haes,hhase,hsae
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hase - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “He” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hase vs He
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.