Which to use
“hama” and “harm” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “harm” frequency rank
- 91389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eimer, Schüssel | körperlicher oder geistiger Schaden |
Letter map: hama vs harm
Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and harm apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hama (CVCV) and harm (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hama vs harm
hama and harm 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 91389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. 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 91389, this pair ranks #38,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs harm
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "hama": -. Private to "harm": r.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hama" for "harm" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hama" vs "harm" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hama" and "harm".
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" 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 #38,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" 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 #38,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.