Which to use
“hae” and “hajj” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #46,797
- “hajj” frequency rank
- 95918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | hajj |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | 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 hae and hajj
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against hajj's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hae with hajj
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and hajj (\adʒ\) 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 95918, 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\. 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 95918, this pair ranks #874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs hajj
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hae": e. Private to "hajj": j.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hajj" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hajj ← ahjj · haj · hhajj · hjaj
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hae" for "hajj" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hae" vs "hajj" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hae" and "hajj" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hae" 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 #874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "hajj" 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 #874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.