Which to use
“hams” and “hap” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,094
- “hams” frequency rank
- #27,486
- “hap” frequency rank
- 61580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hams | hap |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ham | A person's lot (good or bad), luck, fortune, fate. |
Letter map: hams vs hap
Shared letters muted; letters that set hams and hap apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: hams and hap
hams and hap are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hams is recorded at frequency rank #34,094, classified as anoun. hap is at rank #27,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hæp/.
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 61580, this pair ranks #93,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hams vs hap
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hams": ms. Private to "hap": p.
"hams" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hap" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hams ← ahms · hamms · hamss · hasm · hhams
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hams" and "hap" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hams" or "hap"?
What to do next
You've compared "hams" and "hap". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hap" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hams" and "hap" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hammy vs hams". 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 #93,423 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.