Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #34,155
- “hear” frequency rank
- 74739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | hören; mit dem Gehör wahrnehmen |
Letter map: hare vs hear
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hear apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hare (CVCV) and hear (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hare and hear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hearaverb. On the page they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hear is at rank #34,155, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪə(ɹ)].
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 74739, this pair ranks #325,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hear
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "hare": -. Private to "hear": -.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "hear" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hear" 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 #325,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.