Which to use
“hadith” and “hadiths” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,873
- “hadith” frequency rank
- #42,376
- “hadiths” frequency rank
- 79249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hadith | hadiths |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroles du prophète Mahomet considérées comme des ordres à suivre par les musulmans. | Pluriel de hadith. |
Letter map: hadith vs hadiths
Shared letters muted; letters that set hadith and hadiths apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - hadith / hadiths
hadith and hadiths are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hadith” sits inside “hadiths”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hadith is recorded at frequency rank #36,873, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.dit\. hadiths is at rank #42,376, tagged as anoun.
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 79249, this pair ranks #23,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hadith vs hadiths
Shared letters: adhit. Private to "hadith": -. Private to "hadiths": s.
"hadith" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "hadiths" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hadith" for "hadiths" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hadith" or "hadiths"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hadith" and "hadiths".
- Full dictionary entry for "hadith" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hadiths" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hadith" and "hadiths" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hadith vs hait". 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 #23,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.