Which to use
“hajj” and “hay” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,797
- “hajj” frequency rank
- #21,038
- “hay” frequency rank
- 67835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hajj | hay |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Foin. |
Where the eye mixes hajj and hay
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hajj runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hay's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hajj and hay
A purely visual mix-up. hajj (\adʒ\) and hay (\heɪ\) 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 67835, 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\. hay is at rank #21,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced \heɪ\.
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 67835, this pair ranks #61,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hajj vs hay
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hajj": j. Private to "hay": y.
"hajj" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hay" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hajj ← ahjj · haj · hhajj · hjaj
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hajj" and "hay" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hajj" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hay" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hajj" and "hay" 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 #61,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.