Which to use
“hais” is a verb and “Hanks” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,328
- “hais” frequency rank
- #39,826
- “Hanks” frequency rank
- 49154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hais | Hanks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: hais vs Hanks
Shared letters muted; letters that set hais and Hanks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Hanks's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hais vs Hanks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hais is averb and Hanksaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hais is recorded at frequency rank #9,328, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ\. Hanks is at rank #39,826, tagged as aname.
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 49154, this pair ranks #173,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hais vs Hanks
Shared letters: ahs. Private to "hais": i. Private to "Hanks": kn.
"hais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Hanks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hais" for "Hanks" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hais" or "Hanks"?
What to do next
Pair "hais" vs "Hanks" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hanks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hais" and "Hanks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hanks vs Haynes". 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 #173,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.