hasard

^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\

/^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“hasard” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,868
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cause indiscernable, étrangère à toute intention humaine ; cas fortuit, imprévu. Fortune, sort, destin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hasard · hasard · French

hasard · rank #1,868 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,868
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH foutre

Nearest frequency peer: foutre (-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 « hasard »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hasard » 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).

hasard vs heard
67% similar
hasard vs huard
67% similar
hasard vs Howard
50% similar

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

Key facts for hasard
PropertyValue
Headwordhasard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,868
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hasard »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hasardse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « foutre » (#1,867), « HTTP » (#1,869), « ferait » (#1,866). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hasard » est au #1,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hasard (IPA ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,868 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hasard, with forms such as "ahsard", "haasrd", and "hasadr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "heard", "huard", "Howard", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hasard, spelled H-A-S-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cause indiscernable, étrangère à toute intention humaine ; cas fortuit, imprévu. Fortune, sort, destin.
  2. 2
    Concours de circonstances.
  3. 3
    Risque, danger, incertitude.
  4. 4
    Obstacles variés et naturels que doit présenter un terrain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quelqu’un disait que la Providence était le nom de baptême du hasard ; quelque dévot dira que le hasard est un sobriquet de la Providence.
  2. Vous verrez […] que nous serons côte à côte au festin. Quel singulier hasard, en vérité ! Depuis deux heures le sort nous marie…

Synonyms

coïncidence

This word in other languages

chance(English)acaso(Español)Zufall(Deutsch)acaso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahsard
  • haasrd
  • hasadr
  • hasardd
  • hasarrd
  • hasrad
  • hassard
  • hhasard
  • hsaard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hasard - 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.

ahsard2haasrd2hasadr2hasardd1hasarrd1hasrad2hassard1hhasard1
Edit distance from "hasard"

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 "hasard"?
"hasard" is spelled H-A-S-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\.
What does "hasard" mean?
As a noun, "hasard" means: Cause indiscernable, étrangère à toute intention humaine ; cas fortuit, imprévu. Fortune, sort, destin.
What words are commonly confused with "hasard"?
"hasard" is commonly confused with "heard", "huard", "Howard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hasard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hasard" is ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hasard" come from?
"hasard" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

foutre#1,867ferait#1,866dormir#1,861colère#1,857

Similar misspelling depth

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

phrase9 variantsbordel9 variantsagents9 variantsmétier9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list