Which to use
“hadj” and “Hai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,748
- “hadj” frequency rank
- #30,196
- “Hai” frequency rank
- 56944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hadj | Hai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque, 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. | Requin, squale. |
Where the eye mixes hadj and Hai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hadj and Hai
A purely visual mix-up. hadj (^((h aspiré))\adʒ\) and Hai (\haɪ̯\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hadj is recorded at frequency rank #26,748, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\adʒ\. Hai is at rank #30,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced \haɪ̯\.
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 56944, this pair ranks #118,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hadj vs Hai
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hadj": dj. Private to "Hai": i.
"hadj" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hadj ← ahdj · haddj · hadjj · hajd · hdaj · hhadj
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hadj" for "Hai" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hadj" or "Hai" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hadj" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hadj" and "Hai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hai 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 #118,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.