Which to use
“hama” and “hare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- 85250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eimer, Schüssel | der Hase |
Letter map: hama vs hare
Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hama and hare follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: hama and hare
hama and hare are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. 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 85250, this pair ranks #111,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs hare
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "hare": er.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hama" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hama" vs "hare" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hama" and "hare". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" 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 #111,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama 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 #111,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.