Which to use
“hager” is an adjective and “her” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,164
- “hager” frequency rank
- #477
- “her” frequency rank
- 29641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hager | her |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dürr, mager, sehnig, knochig (und häufig groß gewachsen) | Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus |
Where the eye mixes hager and her
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hager with her
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hager is [ˈhaːɡɐ] while her is [heːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hager is recorded at frequency rank #29,164, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːɡɐ]. her is at rank #477, tagged as anadv, pronounced [heːɐ̯].
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 29641, this pair ranks #1,763,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hager vs her
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hager": ag. Private to "her": -.
"hager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "her" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hager ← ahger · haegr · hagerr · hagger · hagre · hgaer · hhager
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hager" and "her" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hager" or "her"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "her" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hager" and "her" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hager vs Hemer". 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 #1,763,060 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.