Which to use
“Hajo” is a name and “har” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,664
- “Hajo” frequency rank
- #36,383
- “har” frequency rank
- 81047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hajo | har |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | dort |
Where the eye mixes Hajo and har
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hajo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against har's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hajo and har
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hajo is [ˈhaːjo] while har is [hɛaɹ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hajo is recorded at frequency rank #44,664, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈhaːjo]. har is at rank #36,383, tagged as anadv, pronounced [hɛaɹ].
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 81047, this pair ranks #183,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hajo vs har
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hajo": jo. Private to "har": r.
"Hajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "har" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hajo ← ahjo · hajjo · haoj · hhajo · hjao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hajo" for "har" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hajo" or "har"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hajo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "har" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hajo" and "har" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hajo vs haze". 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 #183,337 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.