Which to use
“hague” and “haie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,839
- “hague” frequency rank
- #16,379
- “haie” frequency rank
- 49218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hague | haie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palissade. | Ensemble linéaire, naturel ou artificiel, de végétaux (dont parfois des arbres), ligneux, semi-ligneux, herbacés, plus ou moins homogène (taille, espèces, etc.) et servant parfois de clôture, de limite entre deux parcelles cadastrales ou de protection contre la vue et le vent ou simplement dans un but purement décoratif. |
Where the eye mixes hague and haie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hague with haie
A purely visual mix-up. hague (^((h aspiré))\aɡ\) and haie (^((h aspiré))\ɛ\) 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 49218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hague is recorded at frequency rank #32,839, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\aɡ\. haie is at rank #16,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛ\.
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 49218, this pair ranks #172,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hague vs haie
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hague": gu. Private to "haie": i.
"hague" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "haie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hague" and "haie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hague" or "haie"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hague" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hague" and "haie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hague". 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 #172,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.