Which to use
“Hanoï” is a name and “hari” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,986
- “Hanoï” frequency rank
- #42,378
- “hari” frequency rank
- 74364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hanoï | hari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capitale du Viêt Nam. | Fil. |
Letter map: Hanoï vs hari
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hanoï and hari apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Hanoï runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hari's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Hanoï and hari
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hanoï is aname and harianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hanoï is recorded at frequency rank #31,986, classified as aname, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.nɔj\. hari is at rank #42,378, tagged as anoun.
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 74364, this pair ranks #37,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hanoï vs hari
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hanoï": noï. Private to "hari": ir.
"Hanoï" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hari ← ahri · hair · harri · hhari · hrai
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hanoï" for "hari" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hanoï" vs "hari" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Hanoï" vs "hari" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hanoï" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hanoï" and "hari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hari vs hash". 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 #37,390 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.