harvsHutWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: har is a adverb, Hut is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“har” is an adverb and “Hut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,383
“har” frequency rank
#3,321
“Hut” frequency rank
39704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature har Hut
Definition dort an die Kopfform angepasste Kopfbedeckung

Where the eye mixes har and Hut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
har
3 ch
Hut

Visual trap between har and Hut

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: har is [hɛaɹ] while Hut is [huːt]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39704, 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]. Hut is at rank #3,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced [huːt].

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 39704, this pair ranks #1,529,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of har vs Hut

Shared letters: h. Private to "har": ar. Private to "Hut": tu.

"har" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Hut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "har" and "Hut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "har" is an adverb and "Hut" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "har" or "Hut"?
"Hut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,321 in our German list, against #36,383 for "har". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "Hut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,529,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "har" and "Hut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "har vs haze". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,529,286 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list