Which to use
“H1” and “Hs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,322
- “H1” frequency rank
- #14,696
- “Hs” frequency rank
- 56018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | H1 | Hs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Échelle correspondant au rapport 1:64. | Pluriel de H. |
Where the eye mixes H1 and Hs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses H1 with Hs
A purely visual mix-up. H1 (\aʃ.œ̃\) and Hs (\haːs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - 1 in “H1” becomes s in “Hs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
H1 is recorded at frequency rank #41,322, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʃ.œ̃\. Hs is at rank #14,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced \haːs\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56018, this pair ranks #123,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of H1 vs Hs
Shared letters: h. Private to "H1": -. Private to "Hs": s.
"H1" · 1 letters · shape C · "Hs" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "H1" for "Hs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "H1" vs "Hs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "H1" and "Hs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "H1" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "H1" and "Hs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "H1 vs hae". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.