Which to use
“hae” and “hate” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #16,638
- “hate” frequency rank
- 65759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | hate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | Haine. |
Where the eye mixes hae and hate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against hate's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hae with hate
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and hate (\heɪt\) 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 65759, 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\. hate is at rank #16,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced \heɪt\.
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 65759, this pair ranks #70,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs hate
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hae": -. Private to "hate": t.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hate ← ahte · haet · hatte · hhate · htae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hae" for "hate" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hae" or "hate" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hae" and "hate" 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 "hate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "hate" 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 #70,912 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.