Which to use
“Haftung” and “Hartung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,380
- “Haftung” frequency rank
- #30,109
- “Hartung” frequency rank
- 39489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haftung | Hartung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die rechtliche Belangbarkeit | Januar |
Where the eye mixes Haftung and Hartung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Haftung and Hartung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Haftung with Hartung
A purely visual mix-up. Haftung ([ˈhaftʊŋ]) and Hartung ([ˈhaʁtʊŋ]) 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 a single letter - f in “Haftung” becomes r in “Hartung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haftung is recorded at frequency rank #9,380, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaftʊŋ]. Hartung is at rank #30,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʁtʊŋ].
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 39489, this pair ranks #1,535,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haftung vs Hartung
Shared letters: aghntu. Private to "Haftung": f. Private to "Hartung": r.
"Haftung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Hartung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Haftung" for "Hartung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Haftung" vs "Hartung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haftung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hartung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,535,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haftung" and "Hartung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hartung vs Hornung". 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 #1,535,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.