Which to use
“Hammer” is a noun and “harter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,257
- “Hammer” frequency rank
- #7,928
- “harter” frequency rank
- 11185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hammer | harter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Werkzeug bestehend aus Hammerkopf und Stiel | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hart |
Where the eye mixes Hammer and harter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Hammer with harter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hammer is [ˈhamɐ] while harter is [ˈhaʁtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hammer is recorded at frequency rank #3,257, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhamɐ]. harter is at rank #7,928, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaʁtɐ].
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 11185, this pair ranks #1,971,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hammer vs harter
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "Hammer": m. Private to "harter": t.
"Hammer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "harter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hammer" for "harter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hammer" vs "harter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hammer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hammer" and "harter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs harter". 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 #1,971,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.