Which to use
“hann” is a pronoun and “hare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,445
- “hann” frequency rank
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- 67029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hann | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen der 3. Person Maskulinum Singular im Nominativ: er | der Hase |
Letter map: hann vs hare
Shared letters muted; letters that set hann and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hann (CVCC) and hare (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for hann / hare
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hann 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 67029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hann is recorded at frequency rank #26,445, classified as apron, pronounced [hanː]. 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 67029, this pair ranks #553,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hann vs hare
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hann": n. Private to "hare": er.
"hann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hann" for "hare" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hann" vs "hare" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hann" and "hare".
- Full dictionary entry for "hann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #553,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hann" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare 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 #553,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.