Which to use
“hais” and “hap” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,328
- “hais” frequency rank
- #41,324
- “hap” frequency rank
- 50652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hais | hap |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. | Ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes hais and hap
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against hap's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hais with hap
A purely visual mix-up. hais (\ɛ\) and hap (\ˈhap\) 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 50652, 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\. hap is at rank #41,324, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈhap\.
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 50652, this pair ranks #160,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hais vs hap
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hais": is. Private to "hap": p.
"hais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hap" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hais ← ahis · haiss · hasi · hhais · hias
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hais" and "hap" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "hais" or "hap" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hap" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hais" and "hap" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hap 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 #160,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.