Which to use
“hara” is a pronoun and “hard” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,669
- “hara” frequency rank
- #7,418
- “hard” frequency rank
- 30087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hara | hard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | onde: | condição de atuação difícil, dura |
Letter map: hara vs hard
Shared letters muted; letters that set hara and hard apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: hara vs hard
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hara is apronoun and hardanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “hara” becomes d in “hard”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hara is recorded at frequency rank #22,669, classified as apron. hard is at rank #7,418, tagged as anoun.
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 30087, this pair ranks #38,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hara vs hard
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hara": -. Private to "hard": d.
"hara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hara" and "hard" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hara" or "hard"?
What to do next
You've compared "hara" and "hard". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hara" 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 #38,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hara" and "hard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hamza vs hara". 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 #38,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.