hassen

[ˈhasn̩]

/[ˈhasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hassen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,617
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feindselige Gefühle gegen jemanden, etwas hegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hassen · hassen · German

hassen · rank #4,617 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,617
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Halbzeit

Nearest frequency peer: Halbzeit (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hassen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hassen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hassen vs Hause
50% similar
hassen vs Hosen
50% similar
hassen vs hasst
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hassen
PropertyValue
Headwordhassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhasn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,617
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hassen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hassenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Halbzeit“ (#4,616), „Held“ (#4,618), „gesetzlichen“ (#4,615). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hassen“ bei #4,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hassen (IPA [ˈhasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,617 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hassen, with forms such as "ahssen", "hasesn", and "hassenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hause", "Hosen", "hasst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hassen, spelled H-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    feindselige Gefühle gegen jemanden, etwas hegen
  2. 2
    sich gegen einen (vermeintlichen) Feind (zum Beispiel Raubvogel) zusammenrotten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie hassen die Unzuverlässigkeit und Schlamperei Ihrer Mitarbeiter? (Internetbeleg)
  2. „Es erfordert große geistige Widerstandskraft, den Hassenden nicht zu hassen, dessen Fuß man im Nacken hat, und ein sogar noch größeres Wunder an Milde und Einsicht, den Kindern beizubringen, dass sie nicht hassen sollen.“

Synonyms

mobben

Antonyms

mögenlieben

This word in other languages

hate(English)odiar(Español)détester(Français)odiar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahssen
  • hasesn
  • hassenn
  • hassne
  • haßen
  • hhassen
  • hsasen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hassen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahssen2hasesn2hassenn1hassne2haßen2hhassen1hsasen2
Edit distance from "hassen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hassen"?
"hassen" is spelled H-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhasn̩].
What does "hassen" mean?
As a verb, "hassen" means: feindselige Gefühle gegen jemanden, etwas hegen
What words are commonly confused with "hassen"?
"hassen" is commonly confused with "Hause", "Hosen", "hasst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hassen" is [ˈhasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hassen" come from?
"hassen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gesang#4,613Dusche#4,604leidet#4,631drückt#4,601

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

exakt7 variantsMails7 variantsAkten7 variantsÜbung7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list