Which to use
“har” is an adverb and “Hartz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,383
- “har” frequency rank
- #5,719
- “Hartz” frequency rank
- 42102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | har | Hartz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dort | Familienname |
Where the eye mixes har and Hartz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: har vs Hartz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: har is [hɛaɹ] while Hartz is [haʁt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “har” sits inside “Hartz”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
har is recorded at frequency rank #36,383, classified as anadv, pronounced [hɛaɹ]. Hartz is at rank #5,719, tagged as aname, pronounced [haʁt͡s].
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 42102, this pair ranks #1,459,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of har vs Hartz
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "har": -. Private to "Hartz": tz.
"har" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hartz" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hartz ← ahrtz · harrtz · harttz · hartzz · harzt · hatrz · hhartz · hratz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "har" for "Hartz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "har" vs "Hartz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "har" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hartz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,459,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "har" and "Hartz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "har 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 #1,459,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.