Which to use
“hasards” and “hussards” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,988
- “hasards” frequency rank
- #32,437
- “hussards” frequency rank
- 64425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasards | hussards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de hasard. | Pluriel de hussard. |
Where the eye mixes hasards and hussards
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hasards runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against hussards's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hasards with hussards
A purely visual mix-up. hasards (^((h aspiré))\a.zaʁ\) and hussards (^((h aspiré))\y.saʁ\) 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 64425, 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\. hussards is at rank #32,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\y.saʁ\.
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 64425, this pair ranks #77,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hasards vs hussards
Shared letters: adhrs. Private to "hasards": -. Private to "hussards": u.
"hasards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "hussards" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hasards" for "hussards" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hasards" vs "hussards" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hasards" and "hussards" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasards" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hussards" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasards" and "hussards" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hasards vs homards". 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 #77,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.