# harder

> English word · Adjective · IPA /hɑːdə/ · frequency rank #2,626

## Definitions
1. comparative form of hard: more hard

## Etymology
From hard + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hare)
- **hardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hardy)
- **horde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-horde)
- **hater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hater)
- **harem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harem)
- **hares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hares)
- **hardly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hardly)
- **holder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-holder)
- **Harvey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harvey)
- **harper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harper)
- **header** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-header)
- **Harley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harley)
- **Harlem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harlem)
- **Hayden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hayden)
- **harmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harmed)
- **hinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hinder)
- **horner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-horner)
- **Hardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hardin)
- **Hauser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hauser)
- **hawker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hawker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahrder`, `hadrer`, `hardder`, `harderr`, `hardre`, `haredr`, `harrder`, `hharder`, `hrader`

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