hardi

/^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,841

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

hardi is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui ose beaucoup. Pronounced ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\. Often confused with hart and hare.

Key facts for hardi
PropertyValue
Headwordhardi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,841
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hardi in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for hardi is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,841 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for hardi, with forms such as "ahrdi", "hadri", and "harddi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hart", "hare", "hari", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is hardi, spelled H-A-R-D-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ose beaucoup.
  2. 2
    En parlant des choses qui sont faites ou dites hardiment
  3. 3
    Qu’il est dangereux ou difficile de soutenir, en parlant de doctrines, d’opinions, etc.
  4. 4
    Ferme, intrépide, assuré.
  5. 5
    Insolent, effronté.
  6. 6
    De certains écrits ou de certains spectacles qui ont quelque chose de risqué, qui choquent les convenances.
  7. 7
    Heureusement hasardé.
  8. 8
    Conçu, exécuté avec une aisance qui ne dénote ni hésitation ni timidité.
  9. 9
    Se dit aussi de certains ouvrages d’art qui ont quelque chose d’extraordinaire et de grand.
  10. 10
    Se dit des ouvrages qui, malgré leur masse, présentent élégance et légèreté.
  11. 11
    Qui a goût à la chasse
  12. 12
    Se dit du coq qui est représenté la patte dextre relevée comme pour attaquer.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahrdi,hadri,harddi,harid,harrdi,hhardi,hradi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hardi

Misspelling Variants of "hardi"

ahrdi5hadri5harddi6harid5harrdi6hhardi6hradi5
Misspelling Variants of "hardi"

Frequency rank: #32,841 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hardi"?
"hardi" is spelled H-A-R-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\.
What does "hardi" mean?
As an adj, "hardi" means: Qui ose beaucoup.
What words are commonly confused with "hardi"?
"hardi" is commonly confused with "hart", "hare", "hari". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hardi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hardi" is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hardi" come from?
"hardi" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.