Which to use
“had” is a verb and “hajj” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,767
- “had” frequency rank
- #46,797
- “hajj” frequency rank
- 65564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | had | hajj |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prétérit de have (« avoir »). | Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque (Arabie saoudite), un des piliers de l'islam, obligatoire à tout musulman, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s'il en a les moyens financiers et physiques. |
Where the eye mixes had and hajj
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: had vs hajj
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: had is \hæd\ while hajj is \adʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
had is recorded at frequency rank #18,767, classified as averb, pronounced \hæd\. hajj is at rank #46,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced \adʒ\.
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 65564, this pair ranks #71,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of had vs hajj
Shared letters: ah. Private to "had": d. Private to "hajj": j.
"had" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hajj" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hajj ← ahjj · haj · hhajj · hjaj
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "had" for "hajj" ever safe?
Which is more common, "had" or "hajj"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "had" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hajj" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "had" and "hajj" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hajj vs hash". 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 #71,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.