härtere

Name: härtere, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhɛʁtəʁə]

/[ˈhɛʁtəʁə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“härtere” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,568. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,568
frequency rank, German: 59,066
“H” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

härtere vs hartes

57% similar

härtere vs Harzer

43% similar

härtere vs hintere

71% similar

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

Key facts for härtere
Property	Value
Headword	härtere
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɛʁtəʁə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#23,568
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “härtere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). härtere lands here:

#23,568

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around härtere (IPA [ˈhɛʁtəʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,568 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for härtere, with forms such as "hhärtere", "hrätere", and "häretre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "hartes", "Harzer", "hintere", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is härtere, spelled H-Ä-R-T-E-R-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhärtere,hrätere,häretre,härrtere,härteer,härterre,härtree,härttere,hätrere,ährtere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "härtere"

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 "härtere"?

"härtere" is spelled H-Ä-R-T-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛʁtəʁə].

What does "härtere" mean?

As an adjective, "härtere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs hart

What words are commonly confused with "härtere"?

"härtere" is commonly confused with "hartes", "Harzer", "hintere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "härtere"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "härtere" is [ˈhɛʁtəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "härtere" come from?

"härtere" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “härtere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-Ä-R-T-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhɛʁtəʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “hartes” - see the side-by-side comparison. härtere vs hartes
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.