Which to use
“hare” and “Hürde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #9,739
- “Hürde” frequency rank
- 50323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | Hürde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 76,20 bis 106,68 cm hohes Hindernis, das in bestimmten Abständen (ungefähr 8,50 bis 35 m) auf der Laufstrecke steht und vom Läufer überwunden werden muss, ohne dass es umfällt |
Letter map: hare vs Hürde
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and Hürde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: hare and Hürde
hare and Hürde 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 50323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Hürde is at rank #9,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏʁdə].
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 50323, this pair ranks #1,178,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs Hürde
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "Hürde": dü.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hürde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hare ← ahre · harre · hhare · hrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hare" for "Hürde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hare" or "Hürde"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hare" and "Hürde".
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hürde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,178,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "Hürde" 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 #1,178,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.