Which to use
“hare” and “Herde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #12,505
- “Herde” frequency rank
- 53089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | Herde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | Gruppe von meist größeren Säugetieren der gleichen Art, die im losen oder sozialisierten Verband (mit Ausbildung einer Rangordnung) leben; Gruppen von flugunfähigen Vögeln und Gruppen verschiedener Arten kommen ebenfalls in Herden vor |
Letter map: hare vs Herde
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and Herde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Herde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - hare / Herde
hare and Herde 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Herde is at rank #12,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈheːɐ̯də].
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 53089, this pair ranks #1,071,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs Herde
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "Herde": d.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Herde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hare" for "Herde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "Herde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hare" and "Herde". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Herde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,071,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "Herde" 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 #1,071,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.