Which to use
“hare” and “Hure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #8,882
- “Hure” frequency rank
- 49466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | Hure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | Frau, die für Geld sexuelle Handlungen vornimmt; Prostituierte |
Letter map: hare vs Hure
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and Hure apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hare and Hure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hare vs Hure
hare and Hure 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 a single letter - a in “hare” becomes u in “Hure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Hure is at rank #8,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhuːʁə].
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 49466, this pair ranks #1,210,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs Hure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "Hure": u.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "hare" vs "Hure" 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 "Hure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,210,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "Hure" 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 #1,210,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.