Which to use
“hajj” and “hari” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,797
- “hajj” frequency rank
- #42,378
- “hari” frequency rank
- 89175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hajj | hari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque (Arabie saoudite), un des piliers de l'islam, obligatoire à tout musulman, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s'il en a les moyens financiers et physiques. | Fil. |
Letter map: hajj vs hari
Shared letters muted; letters that set hajj and hari apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hajj (CVCC) and hari (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - hajj / hari
hajj and hari are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hajj is recorded at frequency rank #46,797, classified as anoun, pronounced \adʒ\. 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 89175, this pair ranks #6,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hajj vs hari
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hajj": j. Private to "hari": ir.
"hajj" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hajj" for "hari" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hajj" or "hari"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hajj" and "hari".
- Full dictionary entry for "hajj" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hajj" and "hari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hajj 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 #6,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.