Which to use
“hare” and “Harem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #40,585
- “Harem” frequency rank
- 81169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | Harem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | von den Männern abgegrenzter Wohnbereich für Frauen in einem Haus |
Letter map: hare vs Harem
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and Harem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. hare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Harem's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hare vs Harem
hare and Harem 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 extra letter(s) - “hare” sits inside “Harem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Harem is at rank #40,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːʁɛm].
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 81169, this pair ranks #180,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs Harem
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "hare": -. Private to "Harem": m.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Harem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "Harem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hare" or "Harem"?
After this comparison
Pair "hare" vs "Harem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Harem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "Harem" 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 #180,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.