Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “has” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,876
- “hare” frequency rank
- #12,589
- “has” frequency rank
- 49465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | has |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de hart. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de have. |
Where the eye mixes hare and has
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hare and has
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hare is \aʁ\ while has is \hæz\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #36,876, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\. has is at rank #12,589, tagged as averb, pronounced \hæz\.
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 49465, this pair ranks #170,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs has
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hare": er. Private to "has": s.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "has" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hare ← ahre · haer · harre · hhare · hrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hare" for "has" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hare" or "has"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "has" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "has" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare 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 #170,433 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.