hanvshrWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“han” and “hr” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,553
“han” frequency rank
#25,352
“hr” frequency rank
33905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature han hr
Definition Exclamation exprimant le cri sourd et guttural d’un homme fournissant un effort. Variante de hrr.

Letter map: han vs hr

Shared letters muted; letters that set han and hr apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
han
2 ch
hr

Pair insight - han / hr

han and hr are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

han is recorded at frequency rank #8,553, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃\. hr is at rank #25,352, tagged as anonomatopoeia.

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 33905, this pair ranks #287,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of han vs hr

Shared letters: h. Private to "han": an. Private to "hr": r.

"han" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hr" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "han" and "hr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "han" vs "hr" - which ranks higher?
"han" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,553 in our French list, against #25,352 for "hr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "han" and "hr".

  • Full dictionary entry for "han" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #287,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "han" and "hr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hr". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #287,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list