Which to use
“hard” is an adjective and “hare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,386
- “hard” frequency rank
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- 48970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hard | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hart, fest | der Hase |
Letter map: hard vs hare
Shared letters muted; letters that set hard and hare apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hard (CVCC) and hare (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: hard vs hare
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hard is anadjective and hareanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “hard” becomes e in “hare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hard is recorded at frequency rank #8,386, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɑː(ɹ)d]. 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 48970, this pair ranks #1,228,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hard vs hare
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hard": d. Private to "hare": e.
"hard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hard" and "hare" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hard" or "hare" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "hard" and "hare". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hard" 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 #1,228,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hard" 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 #1,228,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.