Which to use
“Haare” and “Hure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,028
- “Haare” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 10910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haare | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Haar | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Where the eye mixes Haare and Hure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Haare runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Hure's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Haare vs Hure
A purely visual mix-up. Haare ([ˈhaːʁə]) and Hure ([ˈhuːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haare is recorded at frequency rank #2,028, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːʁə]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].
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 10910, this pair ranks #1,972,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haare vs Hure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Haare": a. Private to "Hure": u.
"Haare" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haare" and "Hure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Haare" or "Hure" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Haare" and "Hure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haare" and "Hure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs Hure". 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 #1,972,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.