Haar

[haːɐ̯]

/[haːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haar” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,256) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,256
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-haar · Haar · German

Haar · rank #3,256 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,256
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH glaubst

Nearest frequency peer: glaubst (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Haar“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Haar“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Haar vs hat
25% similar
Haar vs hab
25% similar
Haar vs her
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Haar
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,256
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Haar“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Haarliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „glaubst“ (#3,255), „Hammer“ (#3,257), „gewohnt“ (#3,254). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haar“ bei #3,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Haar is neighbouring look-alikes ("hat", "hab", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [haːɐ̯]. Frequency #3,256 among 3,372 “H” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Haar, with forms such as "ahar", "haarr", and "hara". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hat", "hab", "her", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Haar, spelled H-A-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Kopfhaare
  3. 3
    haarartige Gebilde an Pflanzenteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Haar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er hat lange Haare.
  2. „Ich benutzte einfach mehr Narmkonande und kämmte mir die Haare selbst unter der Dusche.“

Synonyms

HaupthaarKopfhaarPflanzenhaarTrichom

Antonyms

Glatze

This word in other languages

hair(English)pelo(Español)cheveu(Français)cabelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahar
  • haarr
  • hara
  • hhaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Haar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahar2haarr1hara2hhaar1
Edit distance from "Haar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haar"?
"Haar" is spelled H-A-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [haːɐ̯].
What does "Haar" mean?
As a noun, "Haar" means: Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen
What words are commonly confused with "Haar"?
"Haar" is commonly confused with "hat", "hab", "her". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Haar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haar" is [haːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haar" come from?
"Haar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Haar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jean#3,261from#3,249Tode#3,282übel#3,225

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list