Which to use
“hams” and “har” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,094
- “hams” frequency rank
- #22,396
- “har” frequency rank
- 56490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hams | har |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ham | A hinge. |
Letter map: hams vs har
Shared letters muted; letters that set hams and har apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hams vs har
hams and har are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hams is recorded at frequency rank #34,094, classified as anoun. har is at rank #22,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɑː/.
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 56490, this pair ranks #125,926 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hams vs har
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hams": ms. Private to "har": r.
"hams" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "har" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hams ← ahms · hamms · hamss · hasm · hhams
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hams" and "har" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hams" vs "har" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hams" and "har". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "har" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,926 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hams" and "har" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hammy vs hams". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #125,926 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.