Which to use
“hait” and “hat” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,993
- “hait” frequency rank
- #25,348
- “hat” frequency rank
- 50341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hait | hat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de haben. |
Where the eye mixes hait and hat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hait vs hat
A purely visual mix-up. hait (^((h aspiré))\ɛ\) and hat (\hat\) 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 50341, 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\. hat is at rank #25,348, tagged as averb, pronounced \hat\.
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 50341, this pair ranks #163,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hait vs hat
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hait": i. Private to "hat": -.
"hait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hat" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hait ← ahit · haitt · hati · hhait · hiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hait" for "hat" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hait" or "hat"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hait" and "hat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hait" and "hat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hat vs Hatem". 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 #163,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.