Which to use
“hae” and “hôte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,121
- “hae” frequency rank
- #6,098
- “hôte” frequency rank
- 55219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hae | hôte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kava. | Celui qui donne l’hospitalité par humanité, par amitié, par bienveillance. |
Where the eye mixes hae and hôte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hae runs 3 letters (CVV) against hôte'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 hôte
A purely visual mix-up. hae (\hae\) and hôte (^((h muet))\ot\) 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 55219, 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\. hôte is at rank #6,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ot\.
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 55219, this pair ranks #128,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hae vs hôte
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hae": a. Private to "hôte": tô.
"hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hôte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hae" and "hôte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hae" vs "hôte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "hôte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hae" and "hôte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs Hatem". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.