Which to use
“Hamm” is a name and “hard” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,799
- “Hamm” frequency rank
- #7,330
- “hard” frequency rank
- 54129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hamm | hard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quartier de la ville de Luxembourg. | Pornographique. |
Letter map: Hamm vs hard
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hamm and hard apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Hamm and hard
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hamm is aname and hardanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hamm is recorded at frequency rank #46,799, classified as aname. hard is at rank #7,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced \aʁd\.
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 54129, this pair ranks #136,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hamm vs hard
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hamm": m. Private to "hard": dr.
"Hamm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hamm" for "hard" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hamm" or "hard"?
What to do next
Pair "Hamm" vs "hard" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hamm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hamm" and "hard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hamm vs hummm". 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 #136,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.