Which to use
“Harder” and “Hürde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,824
- “Harder” frequency rank
- #9,739
- “Hürde” frequency rank
- 45563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Harder | Hürde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Marktgemeinde Hard, eine in Hard geborene Person | 76,20 bis 106,68 cm hohes Hindernis, das in bestimmten Abständen (ungefähr 8,50 bis 35 m) auf der Laufstrecke steht und vom Läufer überwunden werden muss, ohne dass es umfällt |
Where the eye mixes Harder and Hürde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Harder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Hürde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Harder with Hürde
A purely visual mix-up. Harder ([ˈhaʁdɐ]) and Hürde ([ˈhʏʁdə]) 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 45563, 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]. Hürde is at rank #9,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏʁdə].
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 45563, this pair ranks #1,348,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Harder vs Hürde
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "Harder": a. Private to "Hürde": ü.
"Harder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hürde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Harder ← ahrder · hadrer · hardder · harderr · hardre · haredr · harrder · hharder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Harder" and "Hürde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Harder" vs "Hürde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Harder" and "Hürde" 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 "Hürde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,348,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Harder" and "Hürde" 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 #1,348,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.