Which to use
“hao” is a verb and “hari” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,972
- “hao” frequency rank
- #42,378
- “hari” frequency rank
- 86350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hao | hari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diminuer; s’épuiser; se consumer. | Fil. |
Letter map: hao vs hari
Shared letters muted; letters that set hao and hari apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hao runs 3 letters (CVV) against hari's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hao vs hari
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hao is averb and harianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hao is recorded at frequency rank #43,972, classified as averb, pronounced \haɔ˦\. 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 86350, this pair ranks #9,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hao vs hari
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hao": o. Private to "hari": ir.
"hao" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hari ← ahri · hair · harri · hhari · hrai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hao" and "hari" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "hao" or "hari" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "hao" and "hari". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hao" 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 #9,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hao" and "hari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hao 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 #9,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.