Which to use
“hae” and “hang” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #43,484
- “hang” frequency rank
- 92605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | hang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | Instrument à percussion formé de deux coupoles métalliques bosselées et creusées. |
Where the eye mixes hae and hang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against hang'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 hang
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and hang (^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ɡ\) 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 92605, 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\. hang is at rank #43,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃ɡ\.
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 92605, this pair ranks #2,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs hang
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hae": e. Private to "hang": gn.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hang ← ahng · hagn · hangg · hanng · hhang · hnag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hae" for "hang" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hae" or "hang" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hae" and "hang" 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 "hang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "hang" 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 #2,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.