Which to use
“har” is an adverb and “Hera” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,383
- “har” frequency rank
- #35,231
- “Hera” frequency rank
- 71614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | har | Hera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dort | höchste der olympischen Götter, Schwester und Gattin des Zeus |
Where the eye mixes har and Hera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. har runs 3 letters (CVC) against Hera's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between har and Hera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: har is [hɛaɹ] while Hera is [ˈheːʁa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71614, 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]. Hera is at rank #35,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːʁa].
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 71614, this pair ranks #411,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of har vs Hera
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "har": -. Private to "Hera": e.
"har" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hera ← ehra · herra · hhera · hrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "har" and "Hera" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "har" vs "Hera" - 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 "har" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "har" and "Hera" 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 #411,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.