Which to use
“head” and “hind” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,215
- “head” frequency rank
- #47,375
- “hind” frequency rank
- 65590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | hind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la tête. | Arrière, à l’arrière ; le plus souvent d’un animal. |
Where the eye mixes head and hind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: head vs hind
A purely visual mix-up. head (\hɛd\) and hind (\haɪnd\) 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 65590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #18,215, classified as anadj, pronounced \hɛd\. hind is at rank #47,375, tagged as anadj, pronounced \haɪnd\.
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 65590, this pair ranks #71,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of head vs hind
Shared letters: dh. Private to "head": ae. Private to "hind": in.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "head" and "hind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "head" or "hind"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "head" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "head" and "hind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs hind". 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 #71,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.