Which to use
“Hamon” is a name and “hon” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,140
- “Hamon” frequency rank
- #20,462
- “hon” frequency rank
- 25602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hamon | hon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille attesté en France | Cri de mécontentement. Quelquefois il se répète et s'emploie pour marquer la surprise, l'irrésolution. |
Where the eye mixes Hamon and hon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Hamon with hon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hamon is \a.mɔ̃\ while hon is \ɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hamon is recorded at frequency rank #5,140, classified as aname, pronounced \a.mɔ̃\. hon is at rank #20,462, tagged as anintj, pronounced \ɔ̃\.
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 25602, this pair ranks #339,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hamon vs hon
Shared letters: hno. Private to "Hamon": am. Private to "hon": -.
"Hamon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hamon ← ahmon · hammon · hamno · hamonn · haomn · hhamon · hmaon
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hamon" for "hon" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Hamon" or "hon" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hamon" and "hon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hamon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hamon" and "hon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hon". 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 #339,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.