Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hörte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #3,195
- “hörte” frequency rank
- 43779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Letter map: hare vs hörte
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hörte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: hare vs hörte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hörteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hörte is at rank #3,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tə].
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 43779, this pair ranks #1,407,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hörte
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "hörte": tö.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hörte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hare ← ahre · harre · hhare · hrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hörte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hare" or "hörte"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hare" and "hörte".
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hörte" 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 #1,407,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.