Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hort” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #18,929
- “hort” frequency rank
- 59513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horten |
Letter map: hare vs hort
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hort apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hare (CVCV) and hort (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: hare vs hort
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hortaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hort is at rank #18,929, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɔʁt].
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 59513, this pair ranks #821,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hort
Shared letters: hr. Private to "hare": ae. Private to "hort": ot.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hare" or "hort"?
After this comparison
Pair "hare" vs "hort" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #821,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hort" 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 #821,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.