Which to use
“hae” and “hampe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #46,204
- “hampe” frequency rank
- 95325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | hampe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | Long manche ou support, généralement en bois, d’un pinceau, d’une arme d’hast, d’une pertuisane, d’un épieu, d’un écouvillon ou d’un refouloir. |
Where the eye mixes hae and hampe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against hampe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hae with hampe
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and hampe (^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\) 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 95325, 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\. hampe is at rank #46,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\.
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 95325, this pair ranks #1,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs hampe
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hae": -. Private to "hampe": mp.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hampe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hampe ← ahmpe · hamep · hammpe · hamppe · hapme · hhampe · hmape
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hae" and "hampe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hae" vs "hampe" - which ranks higher?
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 "hampe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "hampe" 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 #1,137 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.