hartervsHasserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: harter is a adjective, Hasser is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“harter” is an adjective and “Hasser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,928
“harter” frequency rank
#44,673
“Hasser” frequency rank
52601
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature harter Hasser
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hart Person, die eine starke Abneigung gegen etwas hat

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set harter and Hasser apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
harter
6 ch
Hasser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: harter is [ˈhaʁtɐ] while Hasser is [ˈhasɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

harter is recorded at frequency rank #7,928, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaʁtɐ]. Hasser is at rank #44,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhasɐ].

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 52601, this pair ranks #1,090,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of harter vs Hasser

Shared letters: aehr. Private to "harter": t. Private to "Hasser": s.

"harter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Hasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • harterahrter · haretr · harrter · harterr · hartre · hartter · hatrer · hharter
  • Hasserahsser · haser · hasesr · hasserr · hassre · haßer · hhasser · hsaser

Frequency comparison

harter#7,928
Hasser#44,673

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "harter" and "Hasser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "harter" is an adjective and "Hasser" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "harter" or "Hasser"?
"harter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,928 in our German list, against #44,673 for "Hasser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering harter vs Hasser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “harter”; for a noun, it's “Hasser”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “harter” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list