Which to use
“harry” is a verb and “Harrys” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,258
- “harry” frequency rank
- #44,671
- “Harrys” frequency rank
- 47929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harry | Harrys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [wiederholt] belästigen, bedrängen, quälen, stressen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Harry |
Letter map: harry vs Harrys
Shared letters muted; letters that set harry and Harrys apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. harry runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Harrys's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - harry and Harrys
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: harry is averb and Harrysanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “harry” sits inside “Harrys”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harry is recorded at frequency rank #3,258, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Harrys is at rank #44,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaʁis].
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 47929, this pair ranks #1,266,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of harry vs Harrys
Shared letters: ahry. Private to "harry": -. Private to "Harrys": s.
"harry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Harrys" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "harry" for "Harrys" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "harry" or "Harrys" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "harry" vs "Harrys" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "harry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Harrys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,266,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harry" and "Harrys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs Harrys". 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 #1,266,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.