Which to use
“hambre” and “hare” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,112
- “hambre” frequency rank
- #14,154
- “hare” frequency rank
- 15266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hambre | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Necesidad o deseo de alimentarse. | (Lepus) Liebre. |
Where the eye mixes hambre and hare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hambre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against hare's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hambre with hare
A purely visual mix-up. hambre ([ˈãmbɾe]) and hare (/hɛə/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hambre is recorded at frequency rank #1,112, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈãmbɾe]. hare is at rank #14,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɛə/.
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 15266, this pair ranks #280,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hambre vs hare
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "hambre": bm. Private to "hare": -.
"hambre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hambre" for "hare" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hambre" or "hare"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hambre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hambre" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hare". 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 #280,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.