HajovshareWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hajo is a name, hare is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hajo” is a name and “hare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,664
“Hajo” frequency rank
#40,584
“hare” frequency rank
85248
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hajo hare
Definition männlicher Vorname der Hase

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Hajo and hare apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
Hajo
4 ch
hare

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hajo is aname and hareanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85248, 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]. 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 85248, this pair ranks #111,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hajo vs hare

Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hajo": jo. Private to "hare": er.

"Hajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hajoahjo · hajjo · haoj · hhajo · hjao
  • hareahre · harre · hhare · hrae

Frequency comparison

Hajo#44,664
hare#40,584

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hajo" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hajo" is a name and "hare" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hajo" or "hare"?
"hare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,584 in our German list, against #44,664 for "Hajo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Hajo vs hare

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Hajo”; for a noun, it's “hare”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Hajo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list