hanter

^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\

/^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“hanter” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,392
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fréquenter quelqu’un que l’on suppose de mauvaise influence ou sur lequel on exerce une mauvaise influence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hanter · hanter · French

hanter · rank #26,392 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,392
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH habilitation

Nearest frequency peer: habilitation (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hanter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hanter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hanter vs hate
67% similar
hanter vs haute
67% similar
hanter vs honte
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hanter
PropertyValue
Headwordhanter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,392
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hanter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hanterse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « habilitation » (#26,391), « harcèle » (#26,393), « gèle » (#26,390). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hanter » est au #26,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hanter (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,392 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hanter, with forms such as "ahnter", "hanetr", and "hannter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hate", "haute", "honte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hanter, spelled H-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fréquenter quelqu’un que l’on suppose de mauvaise influence ou sur lequel on exerce une mauvaise influence.
  2. 2
    Fréquenter quelque lieu mal famé ou sur lequel on exerce une mauvaise influence.
  3. 3
    Revenir de l’autre monde, en parlant des esprits.
  4. 4
    Remplir, occuper de manière tenace la mémoire ou la pensée de quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Fréquenter, un endroit ou quelqu'un, sans connotation négative.
  6. 6
    , courtiser, sortir avec.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hanter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Autrefois, quand j’étais « cavé », comme dit Tacherot, je hantais de bons bougres qui rêvaient de reprise individuelle. Ça leur coûtait cher.
  2. Pourtant, d’autres chasseurs hantent ces rivages, avec des intentions moins ludiques : des liches amies, des sérioles ambrées, des tassergals aux dents pointues errent dans la frange côtière, à la poursuite des mulets et orphies.

This word in other languages

haunt(English)preocupar(Español)hantieren(Deutsch)assombrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnter
  • hanetr
  • hannter
  • hanterr
  • hantre
  • hantter
  • hatner
  • hhanter
  • hnater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hanter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahnter2hanetr2hannter1hanterr1hantre2hantter1hatner2hhanter1
Edit distance from "hanter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hanter"?
"hanter" is spelled H-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\.
What does "hanter" mean?
As a verb, "hanter" means: Fréquenter quelqu’un que l’on suppose de mauvaise influence ou sur lequel on exerce une mauvaise influence.
What words are commonly confused with "hanter"?
"hanter" is commonly confused with "hate", "haute", "honte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hanter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hanter" is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hanter" come from?
"hanter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hanter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guéant#26,389Hilary#26,395Gisèle#26,380INSERM#26,411

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

grossit9 variantsmodique9 variantsoserais9 variantspourvoi9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list