harrier
/ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/
"harrier" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“harrier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,663. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,663
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who harries.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | harrier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #41,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “harrier” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around harrier (IPA /ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,663 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for harrier, with forms such as "ahrrier", "harier", and "harirer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Harris", "Harriet", "hurried", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From harry + -er. The correct English form is harrier, spelled H-A-R-R-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who harries.
- 2Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
- 3A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- 4A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
Etymology
From harry + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahrrier,harier,harirer,harreir,harrierr,harrire,hharrier,hrarier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harrier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “harrier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-R-R-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Harris” - see the side-by-side comparison. harrier vs Harris
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.