Which to use
“Harfe” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,585
- “Harfe” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 75359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Harfe | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr altes Saiten- und Zupfinstrument, bei dem die Saiten in einem großen dreieckigen Rahmen angebracht sind, der selbst als Resonanzkörper dient | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes Harfe and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Harfe vs haze
A purely visual mix-up. Harfe ([ˈhaʁfə]) 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 75359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Harfe is recorded at frequency rank #25,585, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʁfə]. 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 75359, this pair ranks #309,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Harfe vs haze
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Harfe": fr. Private to "haze": z.
"Harfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Harfe" for "haze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Harfe" vs "haze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Harfe" and "haze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Harfe" 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 #309,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Harfe" 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 #309,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.