Which to use
“hara” is a pronoun and “harém” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,669
- “hara” frequency rank
- #35,624
- “harém” frequency rank
- 58293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hara | harém |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | onde: | parte do palácio onde vivem as mulheres (entre os povos muçulmanos) |
Letter map: hara vs harém
Shared letters muted; letters that set hara and harém apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against harém's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hara and harém
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hara is apronoun and harémanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hara is recorded at frequency rank #22,669, classified as apron. harém is at rank #35,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/.
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 58293, this pair ranks #8,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hara vs harém
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hara": -. Private to "harém": mé.
"hara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "harém" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hara ← ahra · haar · harra · hhara · hraa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hara" and "harém" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hara" vs "harém" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "hara" vs "harém" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harém" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hara" and "harém" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs harém". 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 #8,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.