Which to use
“hamac” and “hampe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,356
- “hamac” frequency rank
- #46,204
- “hampe” frequency rank
- 83560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hamac | hampe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lit formé d’un morceau de toile ou d’un filet, suspendu horizontalement à deux points fixes par ses extrémités, de manière à pouvoir se balancer, dormir ou se reposer. | 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 hamac and hampe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hamac and hampe
A purely visual mix-up. hamac (^((h aspiré))\a.mak\) 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 83560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hamac is recorded at frequency rank #37,356, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.mak\. 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 83560, this pair ranks #14,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hamac vs hampe
Shared letters: ahm. Private to "hamac": c. Private to "hampe": ep.
"hamac" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hampe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hamac" and "hampe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hamac" or "hampe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hamac" and "hampe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hamac" 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 #14,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hamac" 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 #14,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.