Which to use
“hantée” is an adjective and “hantise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,586
- “hantée” frequency rank
- #33,718
- “hantise” frequency rank
- 62304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hantée | hantise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de hanté. | Fréquentation, commerce familier chez quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes hantée and hantise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hantée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against hantise's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hantée with hantise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hantée is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\ while hantise is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.tiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hantée is recorded at frequency rank #28,586, classified as anadj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.te\. hantise is at rank #33,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.tiz\.
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 62304, this pair ranks #87,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hantée vs hantise
Shared letters: aehnt. Private to "hantée": é. Private to "hantise": is.
"hantée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "hantise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hantise ← ahntise · hanitse · hanntise · hanties · hantisse · hantsie · hanttise · hatnise
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hantée" for "hantise" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hantée" vs "hantise" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hantée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hantise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hantée" and "hantise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hantée vs Hatem". 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 #87,828 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.