Which to use
“Haar” and “harm” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,256
- “Haar” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “harm” frequency rank
- 49979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haar | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen | körperlicher oder geistiger Schaden |
Letter map: Haar vs harm
Shared letters muted; letters that set Haar and harm apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: Haar and harm
Haar and harm 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haar is recorded at frequency rank #3,256, classified as anoun, pronounced [haːɐ̯]. harm is at rank #46,723, tagged as anoun, 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 49979, this pair ranks #1,191,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Haar vs harm
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "Haar": -. Private to "harm": m.
"Haar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haar" and "harm" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Haar" vs "harm" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Haar" vs "harm" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haar" and "harm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harm 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 #1,191,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.