Harder

[ˈhaʁdɐ]

/[ˈhaʁdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Harder” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,824
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Marktgemeinde Hard, eine in Hard geborene Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-harder · Harder · German

Harder · rank #35,824 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,824
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauptdarstell…

Nearest frequency peer: Hauptdarstellerin (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Harder“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Harder“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Harder vs hare
50% similar
Harder vs härte
33% similar
Harder vs Hürde
67% similar

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

Key facts for Harder
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʁdɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,824
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Harder“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Harderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hauptdarstellerin“ (#35,825), „heard“ (#35,826), „hale“ (#35,821). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Harder“ bei #35,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Harder (IPA [ˈhaʁdɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,824 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Marktgemeinde Hard, eine in Hard geborene Person".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Harder, with forms such as "ahrder", "hadrer", and "hardder". 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, "hare", "härte", "Hürde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Harder, spelled H-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Marktgemeinde Hard, eine in Hard geborene Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin gebürtiger Harder.
  2. Am 31. Dezember werden die allermeisten Harder feiern.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrder
  • hadrer
  • hardder
  • harderr
  • hardre
  • haredr
  • harrder
  • hharder
  • hrader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Harder - 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.

ahrder2hadrer2hardder1harderr1hardre2haredr2harrder1hharder1
Edit distance from "Harder"

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 "Harder"?
"Harder" is spelled H-A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁdɐ].
What does "Harder" mean?
As a noun, "Harder" means: ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Marktgemeinde Hard, eine in Hard geborene Person
What words are commonly confused with "Harder"?
"Harder" is commonly confused with "hare", "härte", "Hürde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Harder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harder" is [ˈhaʁdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harder" come from?
"Harder" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heinze#35,829giants#35,808Geräts#35,795Geigen#35,786

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ideales9 variantsKerlen9 variantsKlient9 variantsfeuerte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list