Which to use
“hack” and “hare” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,232
- “hack” frequency rank
- #36,876
- “hare” frequency rank
- 61108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hack | hare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Piratage informatique. | Variante de hart. |
Where the eye mixes hack and hare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hack and hare
A purely visual mix-up. hack (^((h aspiré))\ak\) and hare (\aʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hack is recorded at frequency rank #24,232, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ak\. hare is at rank #36,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\.
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 61108, this pair ranks #94,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hack vs hare
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hack": ck. Private to "hare": er.
"hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hack" for "hare" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hack" vs "hare" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hack" and "hare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare vs Hatem". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #94,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.