Which to use
“hae” and “hague” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #32,839
- “hague” frequency rank
- 81960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | hague |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | Palissade. |
Where the eye mixes hae and hague
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against hague's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hae vs hague
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and hague (^((h aspiré))\aɡ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hae is recorded at frequency rank #49,121, classified as anoun, pronounced \hae\. hague is at rank #32,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\aɡ\.
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 81960, this pair ranks #17,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs hague
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hae": -. Private to "hague": gu.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hague" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hague ← ahgue · hageu · haggue · hauge · hgaue · hhague
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hae" for "hague" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hae" or "hague" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hague" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "hague" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae 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 #17,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.