haevshomeWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hae and home apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
hae
4 ch
home

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • homehhome · hmoe · hoem · ohme

Frequency comparison

hae#49,121
home#6,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hae" and "home" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\hae\ versus ^((h aspiré))\om\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hae" or "home"?
"home" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,095 in our French list, against #49,121 for "hae". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hae vs home

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hae” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list