Which to use
“hares” and “harm” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,482
- “hares” frequency rank
- #3,169
- “harm” frequency rank
- 40651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hares | harm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hare | Physical injury; hurt; damage. |
Where the eye mixes hares and harm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hares vs harm
A purely visual mix-up. hares (/hɛɚz/) and harm (/hɑːm/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hares is recorded at frequency rank #37,482, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɛɚz/. harm is at rank #3,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɑːm/.
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 40651, this pair ranks #265,587 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hares vs harm
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hares": es. Private to "harm": m.
"hares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "harm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hares" and "harm" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hares" or "harm"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,587 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hares" and "harm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hares vs Hoare". 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 #265,587 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.