Which to use
“har” is an adverb and “hex” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,383
- “har” frequency rank
- #35,833
- “hex” frequency rank
- 72216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | har | hex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dort | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hexen |
Where the eye mixes har and hex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. har and hex follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between har and hex
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: har is [hɛaɹ] while hex is [hɛks]. 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 (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72216, 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]. hex is at rank #35,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛks].
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 72216, this pair ranks #394,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of har vs hex
Shared letters: h. Private to "har": ar. Private to "hex": ex.
"har" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "har" and "hex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "har" or "hex" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "har" and "hex" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "har" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "har" and "hex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "har vs haze". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #394,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.