Which to use
“hasard” and “huard” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,868
- “hasard” frequency rank
- #45,102
- “huard” frequency rank
- 46970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasard | huard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cause indiscernable, étrangère à toute intention humaine ; cas fortuit, imprévu. Fortune, sort, destin. | Synonyme de pygargue à queue blanche (oiseau). |
Where the eye mixes hasard and huard
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hasard and huard
A purely visual mix-up. hasard (^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\) and huard (^((h aspiré))\ɥaʁ\) 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 46970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasard is recorded at frequency rank #1,868, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\. huard is at rank #45,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɥaʁ\.
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 46970, this pair ranks #190,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hasard vs huard
Shared letters: adhr. Private to "hasard": s. Private to "huard": u.
"hasard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "huard" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hasard" and "huard" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "hasard" or "huard" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "huard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasard" and "huard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huard vs hurt". 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 #190,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.