hare vs hartes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hare” is a noun and “hartes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,584
“hare” frequency rank: #12,731
“hartes” frequency rank: 53315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hare	hartes
Definition	der Hase	Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hart

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hare and hartes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

hare

6 ch

hartes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hartesanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hartes is at rank #12,731, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaʁtəs].

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 53315, this pair ranks #1,062,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hare vs hartes

Shared letters: aehr. Private to "hare": -. Private to "hartes": st.

"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hartes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

hare ← ahre · harre · hhare · hrae
hartes ← ahrtes · harets · harrtes · hartess · hartse · harttes · hatres · hhartes

Frequency comparison

hare#40,584

hartes#12,731

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hare" and "hartes" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hare" is a noun and "hartes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "hare" or "hartes"?

"hartes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,731 in our German list, against #40,584 for "hare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hare vs hartes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “hare”; for an adjective, it's “hartes”.
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