hamavsHeraWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#44,666
“hama” frequency rank
#35,231
“Hera” frequency rank
79897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hama Hera
Definition Eimer, Schüssel höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus

Letter map: hama vs Hera

Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and Hera apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hama and Hera follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
hama
4 ch
Hera

Corpus notes: hama and Hera

hama and Hera 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 79897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. Hera is at rank #35,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːʁa].

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 79897, this pair ranks #206,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hama vs Hera

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "Hera": er.

"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Hera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
  • Hera ← ehra · herra · hhera · hrea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hama" and "Hera" be used interchangeably?
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 "Hera" - which ranks higher?
"Hera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,231 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

Pair "hama" vs "Hera" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hama" and "Hera" 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 #206,755 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