haravshearWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hara is a pronoun, hear is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hara and hear apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hara
4 ch
hear

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • haraahra · haar · harra · hhara · hraa
  • hearehar · haer · hearr · hhear

Frequency comparison

hara#22,669
hear#23,683

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hara" and "hear" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hara" is a pronoun and "hear" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hara" or "hear"?
"hara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,669 in our Portuguese list, against #23,683 for "hear". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hara vs hear

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “hara”; for a verb, it's “hear”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hara” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list