Which to use
“haltes” and “hate” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,932
- “haltes” frequency rank
- #16,638
- “hate” frequency rank
- 64570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haltes | hate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de halte. | Haine. |
Where the eye mixes haltes and hate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: haltes vs hate
A purely visual mix-up. haltes (\alt\) and hate (\heɪt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haltes is recorded at frequency rank #47,932, classified as anoun, pronounced \alt\. hate is at rank #16,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced \heɪt\.
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 64570, this pair ranks #76,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of haltes vs hate
Shared letters: aeht. Private to "haltes": ls. Private to "hate": -.
"haltes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haltes" and "hate" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "haltes" or "hate"?
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 "haltes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haltes" and "hate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haltes vs haters". 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 #76,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.