Which to use
“hasards” and “homards” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,988
- “hasards” frequency rank
- #41,327
- “homards” frequency rank
- 73315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasards | homards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de hasard. | Pluriel de homard. |
Where the eye mixes hasards and homards
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hasards and homards follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hasards with homards
A purely visual mix-up. hasards (^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\) and homards (^((h aspiré))\ɔ.maʁ\) 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 73315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasards is recorded at frequency rank #31,988, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\. homards is at rank #41,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.maʁ\.
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 73315, this pair ranks #40,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hasards vs homards
Shared letters: adhrs. Private to "hasards": -. Private to "homards": mo.
"hasards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "homards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hasards" and "homards" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hasards" vs "homards" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasards" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homards" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasards" and "homards" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hasards vs hussards". 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 #40,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.