Which to use
“Harder” and “Herde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,824
- “Harder” frequency rank
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- 48329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Harder | Herde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Marktgemeinde Hard, eine in Hard geborene Person | Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit Ausbildung einer Rangordnung) leben; Gruppen von flugunfähigen Vögeln und Gruppen verschiedener Arten kommen ebenfalls in Herden vor |
Where the eye mixes Harder and Herde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Harder vs Herde
A purely visual mix-up. Harder ([ˈhaʁdɐ]) and Herde ([ˈheːɐ̯də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Harder is recorded at frequency rank #35,824, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʁdɐ]. Herde is at rank #12,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯də].
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 48329, this pair ranks #1,252,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Harder vs Herde
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "Harder": a. Private to "Herde": -.
"Harder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Harder" and "Herde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Harder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Harder" and "Herde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harder vs harren". 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 #1,252,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.