Which to use
“Hai” and “hoax” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,196
- “Hai” frequency rank
- #47,378
- “hoax” frequency rank
- 77574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hai | hoax |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Requin, squale. | Canular, bobard, intox, en particulier diffusé sur Internet. |
Where the eye mixes Hai and hoax
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hai runs 3 letters (CVV) against hoax's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Hai vs hoax
A purely visual mix-up. Hai (\haɪ̯\) and hoax (^((h aspiré))\oks\) 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 77574, 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\. hoax is at rank #47,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\oks\.
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 77574, this pair ranks #27,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hai vs hoax
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hai": i. Private to "hoax": ox.
"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hoax" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hoax ← haox · hhoax · hoaxx · hoxa · ohax
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hai" and "hoax" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hai" or "hoax"?
What to do next
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 "hoax" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hai" and "hoax" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hoax". 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 #27,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.