Which to use
“hardy” is an adjective and “harm” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,729
- “hardy” frequency rank
- #46,723
- “harm” frequency rank
- 63452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hardy | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abgehärtet, widerstandsfähig, ausdauernd | körperlicher oder geistiger Schaden |
Letter map: hardy vs harm
Shared letters muted; letters that set hardy and harm apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: hardy vs harm
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hardy is anadjective and harmanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hardy is recorded at frequency rank #16,729, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɑːdɪ]. harm is at rank #46,723, 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 63452, this pair ranks #676,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hardy vs harm
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hardy": dy. Private to "harm": m.
"hardy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hardy" and "harm" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hardy" or "harm" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "hardy" and "harm". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hardy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #676,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hardy" and "harm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harm 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 #676,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.