Which to use
“harem” and “hari” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,637
- “harem” frequency rank
- #42,378
- “hari” frequency rank
- 73015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harem | hari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gynécée chez les musulmans. | Fil. |
Letter map: harem vs hari
Shared letters muted; letters that set harem and hari apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - harem / hari
harem and hari are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harem is recorded at frequency rank #30,637, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɛm\. hari is at rank #42,378, tagged as anoun.
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 73015, this pair ranks #41,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of harem vs hari
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "harem": em. Private to "hari": i.
"harem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "harem" and "hari" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "harem" vs "hari" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "harem" and "hari".
- Full dictionary entry for "harem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harem" and "hari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hari vs hash". 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 #41,963 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.