Which to use
“halb” is an adjective and “harm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,849
- “halb” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “harm” frequency rank
- 48572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halb | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geteilt durch zwei; die Hälfte von etwas seiend; zu 50 Prozent | körperlicher oder geistiger Schaden |
Letter map: halb vs harm
Shared letters muted; letters that set halb and harm apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for halb / harm
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: halb is anadjective and harmanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halb is recorded at frequency rank #1,849, classified as anadj, pronounced [halp]. harm is at rank #46,723, 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 48572, this pair ranks #1,243,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halb vs harm
Shared letters: ah. Private to "halb": bl. Private to "harm": mr.
"halb" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "halb" and "harm" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "halb" or "harm"?
After this comparison
Pair "halb" vs "harm" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "halb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,243,539 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halb" and "harm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harm vs puzzles". 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 #1,243,539 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.