Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hurt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #43,976
- “hurt” frequency rank
- 84560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren |
Letter map: hare vs hurt
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hurt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hare (CVCV) and hurt (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hare and hurt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hurtaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hurt is at rank #43,976, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːɐ̯t].
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 84560, this pair ranks #121,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hurt
Shared letters: hr. Private to "hare": ae. Private to "hurt": tu.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hurt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "hurt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hare" and "hurt".
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hurt". 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 #121,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.