Which to use
“hampe” is a noun and “hap” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,204
- “hampe” frequency rank
- #41,324
- “hap” frequency rank
- 87528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hampe | hap |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes hampe and hap
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hampe and hap
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hampe is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\ while hap is \ˈhap\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hampe is recorded at frequency rank #46,204, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃p\. hap is at rank #41,324, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈhap\.
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 87528, this pair ranks #8,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hampe vs hap
Shared letters: ahp. Private to "hampe": em. Private to "hap": -.
"hampe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hap" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hampe ← ahmpe · hamep · hammpe · hamppe · hapme · hhampe · hmape
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hampe" and "hap" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hampe" vs "hap" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hampe" and "hap" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hampe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hap" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hampe" and "hap" 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 #8,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.