Which to use
“hait” and “hap” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,993
- “hait” frequency rank
- #41,324
- “hap” frequency rank
- 66317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hait | hap |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. | Ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes hait and hap
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hait vs hap
A purely visual mix-up. hait (^((h aspiré))\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 66317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hait is recorded at frequency rank #24,993, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\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 66317, this pair ranks #68,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hait vs hap
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hait": it. Private to "hap": p.
"hait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hap" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hait ← ahit · haitt · hati · hhait · hiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hait" and "hap" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hait" vs "hap" - which ranks higher?
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 "hait" 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 #68,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hait" 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 #68,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.