Which to use
“hat” and “hurt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,348
- “hat” frequency rank
- #47,383
- “hurt” frequency rank
- 72731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hat | hurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de haben. | Blesser, endolorir, faire du mal. |
Where the eye mixes hat and hurt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hat with hurt
A purely visual mix-up. hat (\hat\) and hurt (\ˈhɝt\) 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 72731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hat is recorded at frequency rank #25,348, classified as averb, pronounced \hat\. hurt is at rank #47,383, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈhɝt\.
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 72731, this pair ranks #42,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hat vs hurt
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hat": a. Private to "hurt": ru.
"hat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hurt ← hhurt · hrut · hurrt · hurtt · hutr · uhrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hat" and "hurt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hat" vs "hurt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hat" and "hurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heurt 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 #42,980 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.