# half vs hard

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### half
*verb · IPA [half] · frequency rank #5,182*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen

### hard
*adjective · IPA [hɑː(ɹ)d] · frequency rank #8,386*
hart, fest

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/half-vs-hard