Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “härten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #47,493
- “härten” frequency rank
- 88077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | härten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | transitiv: |
Letter map: hare vs härten
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and härten apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against härten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hare and härten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and härtenaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. härten is at rank #47,493, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛʁtn̩].
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 88077, this pair ranks #72,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs härten
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "härten": ntä.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "härten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hare ← ahre · harre · hhare · hrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hare" and "härten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "härten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hare" vs "härten" 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 "härten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "härten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs härten". 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 #72,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.