Which to use
“half” is a verb and “hare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,182
- “half” frequency rank
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- 45766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen | der Hase |
Letter map: half vs hare
Shared letters muted; letters that set half and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - half and hare
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: half is averb and hareanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
half is recorded at frequency rank #5,182, classified as averb, pronounced [half]. 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 45766, this pair ranks #1,341,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hare
Shared letters: ah. Private to "half": fl. Private to "hare": er.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "half" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "half" vs "hare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "half" and "hare".
- Full dictionary entry for "half" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare 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 #1,341,917 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.