Which to use
“haine” and “hide” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,177
- “haine” frequency rank
- #47,373
- “hide” frequency rank
- 49550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haine | hide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment d’aversion, de répulsion, envers une personne ou un groupe, qui pousse à mépriser ou à vouloir détruire ce qui en est l’objet. | Cuir, peau (des animaux vivants). |
Where the eye mixes haine and hide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. haine runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against hide's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: haine vs hide
A purely visual mix-up. haine (^((h aspiré))\ɛn\) and hide (\haɪd\) 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 49550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haine is recorded at frequency rank #2,177, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛn\. hide is at rank #47,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced \haɪd\.
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 49550, this pair ranks #169,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haine vs hide
Shared letters: ehi. Private to "haine": an. Private to "hide": d.
"haine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haine" for "hide" ever safe?
Which is more common, "haine" or "hide"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "haine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haine" and "hide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedge vs hide". 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 #169,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.