Which to use
“hara” is a pronoun and “hear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,669
- “hara” frequency rank
- #23,683
- “hear” frequency rank
- 46352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hara | hear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | onde: | ouvir |
Letter map: hara vs hear
Shared letters muted; letters that set hara and hear apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hara (CVCV) and hear (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: hara vs hear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hara is apronoun and hearaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hara is recorded at frequency rank #22,669, classified as apron. hear is at rank #23,683, tagged as averb, pronounced /hiːɹ/.
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 46352, this pair ranks #18,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hara vs hear
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hara": -. Private to "hear": e.
"hara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hara" and "hear" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hara" vs "hear" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "hara" vs "hear" 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 "hear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hara" and "hear" 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 #18,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.