Which to use
“halte” and “hampe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,850
- “halte” frequency rank
- #46,204
- “hampe” frequency rank
- 56054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halte | hampe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pause, station des gens de guerre dans leur marche. | Long manche ou support, généralement en bois, d’un pinceau, d’une arme d’hast, d’une pertuisane, d’un épieu, d’un écouvillon ou d’un refouloir. |
Where the eye mixes halte and hampe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between halte and hampe
A purely visual mix-up. halte (^((h aspiré))\alt\) and hampe (^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halte is recorded at frequency rank #9,850, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\alt\. hampe is at rank #46,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\.
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 56054, this pair ranks #123,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of halte vs hampe
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "halte": lt. Private to "hampe": mp.
"halte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hampe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "halte" and "hampe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "halte" or "hampe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "halte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hampe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halte" and "hampe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hampe". 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 #123,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.