harder
hard·er/ˈhɑɹdɚ/adjective, noun
harder is spelled H-A-R-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hard·er). It appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, harder means “comparative form of hard: more hard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in harder?
| Letters | 6: H-A-R-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hard·er |
| In writing | 37 times per million words; the 2,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is harder?
Harder appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce harder?
- UK /hɑːdə/
- US /ˈhɑɹdɚ/
- US [ˈhɑɹɾɚ]
Harder has 2 syllables, split hard·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-harder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with harder?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as harder from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹdəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of harder
- harders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
comparative form of hard: more hard
He is more likely to succeed because he tries harder.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of haarder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does harder come from?
From hard + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).