HafenvshareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Hafen” and “hare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,532
“Hafen” frequency rank
#40,584
“hare” frequency rank
44116
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hafen hare
Definition natürliches oder künstlich angelegtes Wasserbecken für Schiffe am Meeresrand oder an Binnenwasserwegen, um dort zu liegen und zu ankern, mit Anlagen zum Löschen, Laden, Reinigen und Ausbessern der Hase

Letter map: Hafen vs hare

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hafen and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Hafen
4 ch
hare

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Hafen and hare 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hafen is recorded at frequency rank #3,532, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːfn̩]. hare is at rank #40,584, 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 44116, this pair ranks #1,396,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hafen vs hare

Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Hafen": fn. Private to "hare": r.

"Hafen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hafenahfen · haefn · hafenn · haffen · hafne · hfaen · hhafen
  • hareahre · harre · hhare · hrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hafen" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Hafen" or "hare"?
"Hafen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,532 in our German list, against #40,584 for "hare". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list