Which to use
“hare” and “hydre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,876
- “hare” frequency rank
- #37,859
- “hydre” frequency rank
- 74735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hydre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de hart. | Serpent fabuleux à plusieurs têtes qui renaissent dès qu’on lui en coupe une. |
Where the eye mixes hare and hydre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hare with hydre
A purely visual mix-up. hare (\aʁ\) and hydre (\idʁ\) 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 74735, 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\. hydre is at rank #37,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \idʁ\.
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 74735, this pair ranks #36,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hydre
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hare": a. Private to "hydre": dy.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hydre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hare" and "hydre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hare" or "hydre"?
Useful next steps
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 "hydre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hydre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedge vs hydre". 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 #36,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.