hasarder

^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ.de\

/^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ.de\/ verb

The verdict

“hasarder” is uncommon French (frequency #94,875 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,875
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Risquer ; exposer à la fortune ; exposer au péril.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hasarder · hasarder · French

hasarder · rank #94,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,875
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH harz

Nearest frequency peer: harz (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hasarder »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hasarder » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hasarder
PropertyValue
Headwordhasarder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ.de\
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hasarder » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hasardertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « harz » (#94,874), « Hasselhoff » (#94,876), « Heilbronn » (#94,877). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hasarder » est au #94,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hasarder is uncommon French at frequency #94,875 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hasarder, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hasarder, spelled H-A-S-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Risquer ; exposer à la fortune ; exposer au péril.
  2. 2
    Mettre en avant, pour voir de quelle manière elles seront reçues, en parlant de propositions, d'opinions, etc.
  3. 3
    Tenter, faire une tentative.
  4. 4
    Se décider à entreprendre (quelque chose), malgré les incertitudes que cela comporte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette nuit, j’ai séduit le jongleur par des présents, j’ai enivré vos bourreaux avec de l’essence de feu, et j’ai dû hasarder ma vie pour vous, puisque vous aviez donné la vôtre pour moi.
  2. Charles résolut de hasarder sur le tapis rouge de la Guerre son audace provençale qu’il prit, à l’exemple de tant d’autres, pour une vocation.

This word in other languages

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 "hasarder"?
"hasarder" is spelled H-A-S-A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ.de\.
What does "hasarder" mean?
As a verb, "hasarder" means: Risquer ; exposer à la fortune ; exposer au péril.
How do you pronounce "hasarder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hasarder" is ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hasarder" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list