HaramvshareTell them apart

Which to use

“Haram” and “hare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,611
“Haram” frequency rank
#40,584
“hare” frequency rank
61195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Haram hare
Definition ein heiliger, für Ungläubige verbotener Bezirk im Islam der Hase

Letter map: Haram vs hare

Shared letters muted; letters that set Haram and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Haram
4 ch
hare

Pair insight - Haram / hare

Haram and hare are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Haram is recorded at frequency rank #20,611, classified as anoun, pronounced [haˈʁaːm]. hare is at rank #40,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 61195, this pair ranks #758,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Haram vs hare

Shared letters: ahr. Private to "Haram": m. Private to "hare": e.

"Haram" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haramahram · haarm · haramm · harma · harram · hharam · hraam
  • hareahre · harre · hhare · hrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Haram" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Haram" vs "hare" - which ranks higher?
"Haram" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,611 in our German list, against #40,584 for "hare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Haram" and "hare".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Haram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #758,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Haram" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare vs puzzles". 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 #758,761 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