Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hören” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #702
- “hören” frequency rank
- 41286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | mit den Ohren |
Letter map: hare vs hören
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hören apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hören's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hare and hören
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hörenaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hören is at rank #702, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁən].
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 41286, this pair ranks #1,483,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hören
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "hören": nö.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hören" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hare ← ahre · harre · hhare · hrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hören" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "hören" - 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 "hören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,483,955 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hören" 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 #1,483,955 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.