Which to use
“harren” is a verb and “Häuten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,956
- “harren” frequency rank
- #48,238
- “Häuten” frequency rank
- 97194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harren | Häuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (hoffend) auf etwas oder jemanden warten | Tötung durch Entfernen der Haut |
Where the eye mixes harren and Häuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. harren (CVCCVC) and Häuten (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses harren with Häuten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: harren is [ˈhaʁən] while Häuten is [ˈhɔɪ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harren is recorded at frequency rank #48,956, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhaʁən]. Häuten is at rank #48,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tn̩].
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 97194, this pair ranks #4,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of harren vs Häuten
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "harren": ar. Private to "Häuten": tuä.
"harren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Häuten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- harren ← ahrren · harern · harrenn · harrne · hharren · hraren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "harren" for "Häuten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "harren" vs "Häuten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "harren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Häuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harren" and "Häuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs härten". 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 #4,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.