Which to use
“Harmonie” and “harmony” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,041
- “Harmonie” frequency rank
- #34,716
- “harmony” frequency rank
- 43757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Harmonie | harmony |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gute Übereinstimmung, vor allem zwischen Partnern | Harmonie, Übereinstimmung, Eintracht |
Letter map: Harmonie vs harmony
Shared letters muted; letters that set Harmonie and harmony apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Harmonie runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against harmony's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Harmonie / harmony
Harmonie and harmony 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 43757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Harmonie is recorded at frequency rank #9,041, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌhaʁmoˈniː]. harmony is at rank #34,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 43757, this pair ranks #1,407,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Harmonie vs harmony
Shared letters: ahmnor. Private to "Harmonie": ei. Private to "harmony": y.
"Harmonie" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "harmony" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Harmonie" and "harmony" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Harmonie" vs "harmony" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Harmonie" vs "harmony" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Harmonie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harmony" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Harmonie" and "harmony" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harmony 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 #1,407,918 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.