Which to use
“Haar” and “Harz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,256
- “Haar” frequency rank
- #7,482
- “Harz” frequency rank
- 10738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haar | Harz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen | zähflüssige, klebrige, stark duftende Absonderung von weißer bis gelbbrauner Farbe, meist aus dem Holz von Nadelbäumen |
Where the eye mixes Haar and Harz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Haar (CVVC) and Harz (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Haar vs Harz
A purely visual mix-up. Haar ([haːɐ̯]) and Harz ([haːɐ̯t͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10738, 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]. Harz is at rank #7,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haːɐ̯t͡s].
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 10738, this pair ranks #1,973,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haar vs Harz
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "Haar": -. Private to "Harz": z.
"Haar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Harz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Haar" and "Harz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Harz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haar" and "Harz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harz 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 #1,973,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.