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“Harem” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,585
“Harem” frequency rank
#49,774
“haze” frequency rank
90359
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Harem haze
Definition von den Männern abgegrenzter Wohnbereich für Frauen in einem Haus Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft

Where the eye mixes Harem and haze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Harem
4 ch
haze

Look-alike desk: Harem vs haze

A purely visual mix-up. Harem ([ˈhaːʁɛm]) and haze ([heɪz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Harem is recorded at frequency rank #40,585, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːʁɛm]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].

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 90359, this pair ranks #47,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Harem vs haze

Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Harem": mr. Private to "haze": z.

"Harem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haremahrem · haerm · haremm · harme · harrem · hharem · hraem
  • hazeahze · haez · hazze · hhaze · hzae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Harem" and "haze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhaːʁɛm] versus [heɪz]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Harem" vs "haze" - which ranks higher?
"Harem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,585 in our German list, against #49,774 for "haze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Harem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Harem" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #47,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list