Which to use
“hare” and “hole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,876
- “hare” frequency rank
- #28,986
- “hole” frequency rank
- 65862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de hart. | Trou. |
Where the eye mixes hare and hole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hare and hole follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hare and hole
A purely visual mix-up. hare (\aʁ\) and hole (\ˈhoʊl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65862, 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\. hole is at rank #28,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈhoʊl\.
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 65862, this pair ranks #70,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hole
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hare": ar. Private to "hole": lo.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hare" for "hole" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hare" or "hole"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hare" and "hole" 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 "hole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hole" 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 #70,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.