hamavsHarzConfusable pair

Which to use

“hama” and “Harz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,666
“hama” frequency rank
#7,482
“Harz” frequency rank
52148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hama Harz
Definition Eimer, Schüssel zähflüssige, klebrige, stark duftende Absonderung von weißer bis gelbbrauner Farbe, meist aus dem Holz von Nadelbäumen

Letter map: hama vs Harz

Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and Harz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
hama
4 ch
Harz

Pair insight - hama / Harz

hama and Harz 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 52148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. Harz is at rank #7,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haːɐ̯t͡s].

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 52148, this pair ranks #1,108,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hama vs Harz

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "Harz": rz.

"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Harz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hamaahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
  • Harzahrz · harrz · harzz · hazr · hharz · hraz

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hama" for "Harz" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "hama" vs "Harz" - which ranks higher?
"Harz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,482 in our German list, against #44,666 for "hama". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hama" and "Harz".

  • Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Harz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,108,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hama" and "Harz" 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 #1,108,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list