# härten vs Hartz

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### härten
*verb · IPA [ˈhɛʁtn̩] · frequency rank #47,493*
transitiv:

### Hartz
*name · IPA [haʁt͡s] · frequency rank #5,719*
Familienname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/harten-vs-hartz