# Hai vs hao

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hai
*noun · IPA \haɪ̯\ · frequency rank #30,196*
Requin, squale.

### hao
*verb · IPA \haɔ˦\ · frequency rank #43,972*
Diminuer; s’épuiser; se consumer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/hai-vs-hao