# harem vs Hari

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### harem
*noun · IPA /ˈhɑːɹəm/ · frequency rank #24,467*
The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.

### Hari
*name · frequency rank #22,990*
A name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harem-vs-hari