Which to use
“haché” is an adjective and “hampe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,673
- “haché” frequency rank
- #46,204
- “hampe” frequency rank
- 71877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haché | hampe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coupé en petits morceaux ; passé au hachoir. | Long manche ou support, généralement en bois, d’un pinceau, d’une arme d’hast, d’une pertuisane, d’un épieu, d’un écouvillon ou d’un refouloir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set haché and hampe apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haché is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃe\ while hampe is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haché is recorded at frequency rank #25,673, classified as anadj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.ʃe\. hampe is at rank #46,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\.
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 71877, this pair ranks #45,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of haché vs hampe
Shared letters: ah. Private to "haché": cé. Private to "hampe": emp.
"haché" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hampe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hampe ← ahmpe · hamep · hammpe · hamppe · hapme · hhampe · hmape
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering haché vs hampe
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “haché”; for a noun, it's “hampe”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “haché” entry
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