Which to use
“Hai” and “hajj” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,196
- “Hai” frequency rank
- #46,797
- “hajj” frequency rank
- 76993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hai | hajj |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Requin, squale. | Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque (Arabie saoudite), un des piliers de l'islam, obligatoire à tout musulman, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s'il en a les moyens financiers et physiques. |
Where the eye mixes Hai and hajj
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hai runs 3 letters (CVV) against hajj's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hai vs hajj
A purely visual mix-up. Hai (\haɪ̯\) and hajj (\adʒ\) 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 76993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hai is recorded at frequency rank #30,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \haɪ̯\. hajj is at rank #46,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced \adʒ\.
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 76993, this pair ranks #29,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hai vs hajj
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hai": i. Private to "hajj": j.
"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hajj" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hajj ← ahjj · haj · hhajj · hjaj
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hai" for "hajj" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hai" vs "hajj" - 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 "Hai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hajj" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hai" and "hajj" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hajj vs hash". 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 #29,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.