Which to use
“har” is an adverb and “höh” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,383
- “har” frequency rank
- #48,239
- “höh” frequency rank
- 84622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | har | höh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dort | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs höhen |
Where the eye mixes har and höh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. har and höh 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 höh
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: har is [hɛaɹ] while höh is [høː]. 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 84622, 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]. höh is at rank #48,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [høː].
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 84622, this pair ranks #120,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of har vs höh
Shared letters: h. Private to "har": ar. Private to "höh": ö.
"har" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "höh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "har" for "höh" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "har" or "höh" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "har" and "höh" 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 "höh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "har" and "höh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs Homs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,815 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.