Which to use
“hadith” is a noun and “hath” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,303
- “hadith” frequency rank
- #12,617
- “hath” frequency rank
- 41920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hadith | hath |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran. | third-person singular simple present indicative of have |
Where the eye mixes hadith and hath
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hadith and hath
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hadith is [həˈdiːθ] while hath is /hæθ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hadith is recorded at frequency rank #29,303, classified as anoun, pronounced [həˈdiːθ]. hath is at rank #12,617, tagged as averb, pronounced /hæθ/.
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 41920, this pair ranks #253,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hadith vs hath
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hadith": di. Private to "hath": -.
"hadith" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "hath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hadith" for "hath" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hadith" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hath" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hadith" and "hath" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hasta vs hath". 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 #253,941 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.