Which to use
“hae” and “home” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #6,095
- “home” frequency rank
- 55216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | home |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | Foyer, chez-soi. |
Where the eye mixes hae and home
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against home'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 home
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and home (^((h aspiré))\om\) 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 55216, 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\. home is at rank #6,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\om\.
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 55216, this pair ranks #128,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs home
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hae": a. Private to "home": mo.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "home" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- home ← hhome · hmoe · hoem · ohme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hae" and "home" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hae" vs "home" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "home" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "home" 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 #128,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.