Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “heard” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #35,826
- “heard” frequency rank
- 76410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | heard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hear |
Letter map: hare vs heard
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and heard apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against heard's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hare vs heard
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and heardaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. heard is at rank #35,826, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɜːd].
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 76410, this pair ranks #284,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs heard
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "hare": -. Private to "heard": d.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "heard" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hare" and "heard" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hare" or "heard" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "hare" and "heard". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "heard" 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 #284,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.