Which to use
“hare” and “heure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,876
- “hare” frequency rank
- #346
- “heure” frequency rank
- 37222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | heure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de hart. | Unité de mesure du temps, compatible avec le Système international, dérivée de la seconde, dont le symbole est h. 1 heure = 60 minutes = 3600 secondes. |
Where the eye mixes hare and heure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hare and heure
A purely visual mix-up. hare (\aʁ\) and heure (^((h muet))\œʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37222, 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\. heure is at rank #346, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\œʁ\.
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 37222, this pair ranks #264,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs heure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "heure": u.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "heure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "heure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "heure" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hare" and "heure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "heure" 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 #264,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.