Which to use
“hab” is a verb and “harm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #126
- “hab” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “harm” frequency rank
- 46849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hab | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben | körperlicher oder geistiger Schaden |
Letter map: hab vs harm
Shared letters muted; letters that set hab and harm apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hab vs harm
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hab is averb and harmanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hab is recorded at frequency rank #126, classified as averb, pronounced [haːp]. 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 46849, this pair ranks #1,304,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hab vs harm
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hab": b. Private to "harm": mr.
"hab" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- harm ← ahrm · hamr · harmm · harrm · hharm · hram
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hab" for "harm" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hab" vs "harm" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hab" and "harm".
- Full dictionary entry for "hab" 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 #1,304,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hab" 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 #1,304,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.