Which to use
“hari” is a noun and “hat” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,378
- “hari” frequency rank
- #25,348
- “hat” frequency rank
- 67726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hari | hat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fil. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de haben. |
Letter map: hari vs hat
Shared letters muted; letters that set hari and hat apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hari vs hat
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hari is anoun and hataverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hari is recorded at frequency rank #42,378, classified as anoun. hat is at rank #25,348, tagged as averb, pronounced \hat\.
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 67726, this pair ranks #62,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hari vs hat
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hari": ir. Private to "hat": t.
"hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hat" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hari ← ahri · hair · harri · hhari · hrai
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hari" for "hat" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hari" or "hat" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "hari" and "hat". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hari" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hari" and "hat" 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 #62,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.