# hadn't vs haunt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hadn't
*verb · IPA /ˈhæd.n̩t/ · frequency rank #3,627*
Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary).

### haunt
*verb · IPA /hɔːnt/ · frequency rank #14,131*
To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadn-t-vs-haunt