Which to use
“Häme” and “harm” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,120
- “Häme” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “harm” frequency rank
- 76843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Häme | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spott mit starkem Anteil an Schadenfreude; zynische Polemik | körperlicher oder geistiger Schaden |
Letter map: Häme vs harm
Shared letters muted; letters that set Häme and harm apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Häme (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 Häme vs harm
Häme 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Häme is recorded at frequency rank #30,120, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛːmə]. 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 76843, this pair ranks #274,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Häme vs harm
Shared letters: hm. Private to "Häme": eä. Private to "harm": ar.
"Häme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- harm ← ahrm · hamr · harmm · harrm · hharm · hram
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Häme" for "harm" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Häme" or "harm" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "Häme" vs "harm" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Häme" 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 #274,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Häme" 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 #274,406 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.