Harze

[ˈhaʁt͡sə]

/[ˈhaʁt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Harze” is uncommon German (frequency #84,082 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,082
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Harz

Key facts for Harze
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʁt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Harze” 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). Harze lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Harze is uncommon German at frequency #84,082 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʁt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Harze, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Harze, spelled H-A-R-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Harz
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Harz
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Harz
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Harz

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 "Harze"?
"Harze" is spelled H-A-R-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁt͡sə].
What does "Harze" mean?
As a noun, "Harze" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Harz
How do you pronounce "Harze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harze" is [ˈhaʁt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harze" come from?
"Harze" 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 “Harze”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-R-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaʁt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

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