haitvshariWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hait is a verb, hari is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hait” is a verb and “hari” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,993
“hait” frequency rank
#42,378
“hari” frequency rank
67371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hait hari
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. Fil.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hait and hari apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hait
4 ch
hari

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hait is averb and harianoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67371, 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\. hari is at rank #42,378, tagged as anoun.

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 67371, this pair ranks #63,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hait vs hari

Shared letters: ahi. Private to "hait": t. Private to "hari": r.

"hait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • haitahit · haitt · hati · hhait · hiat
  • hariahri · hair · harri · hhari · hrai

Frequency comparison

hait#24,993
hari#42,378

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hait" and "hari" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hait" is a verb and "hari" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hait" or "hari"?
"hait" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,993 in our French list, against #42,378 for "hari". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hait vs hari

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “hait”; for a noun, it's “hari”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hait” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list