# hao vs hoax

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### hao
*verb · IPA \haɔ˦\ · frequency rank #43,972*
Diminuer; s’épuiser; se consumer.

### hoax
*noun · IPA ^((h aspiré))\oks\ · frequency rank #47,378*
Canular, bobard, intox, en particulier diffusé sur Internet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/hao-vs-hoax