hanavshareWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hana is a pronoun, hare is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hana” is a pronoun and “hare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,380
“hana” frequency rank
#40,584
“hare” frequency rank
76964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hana hare
Definition Personalpronomen der 3. Person Femininum Singular im Akkusativ: sie der Hase

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hana and hare apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hana
4 ch
hare

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hana is apronoun and hareanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hana is recorded at frequency rank #36,380, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈhaːna]. hare is at rank #40,584, 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 76964, this pair ranks #271,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hana vs hare

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hana": n. Private to "hare": er.

"hana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hanaahna · hanna · hhana · hnaa
  • hareahre · harre · hhare · hrae

Frequency comparison

hana#36,380
hare#40,584

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hana" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hana" is a pronoun and "hare" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hana" or "hare"?
"hana" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,380 in our German list, against #40,584 for "hare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hana vs hare

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “hana”; for a noun, it's “hare”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hana” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list