hardi

^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\

/^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\/ adj

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The verdict

“hardi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,841
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ose beaucoup.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hardi · hardi · French

hardi · rank #32,841 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,841
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hammer

Nearest frequency peer: Hammer (-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 « hardi »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hardi » 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).

hardi vs hart
60% similar
hardi vs hare
60% similar
hardi vs hari
80% similar

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

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

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hardi »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Hammer » (#32,840), « hasardeux » (#32,842), « hague » (#32,839). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hardi » est au #32,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hardi (IPA ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,841 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hardi, with forms such as "ahrdi", "hadri", and "harddi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hardi, spelled H-A-R-D-I.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les flibustiers sont gens hardis et surtout clairvoyants et rusés comme des singes.
  2. Il ne fallait pas un cœur moins hardi que le sien pour cette entreprise [présenter un hommage à une dame], et je ne sais encore comment elle lui réussira.

Synonyms

arrogantaudacieuxbraveégrillardfanatiquefierfrancimpavideimpétueuxprovocantraide

This word in other languages

bold(English)atrevido(Español)kühn(Deutsch)atrevido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrdi
  • hadri
  • harddi
  • harid
  • harrdi
  • hhardi
  • hradi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hardi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahrdi2hadri2harddi1harid2harrdi1hhardi1hradi2
Edit distance from "hardi"

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 "hardi"?
"hardi" is spelled H-A-R-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\.
What does "hardi" mean?
As an adjective, "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'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 "hardi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hague#32,839hindi#32,847gitan#32,834giant#32,832

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Hammer7 variantsfumez7 variantsfrida7 variantsjeton7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list