Which to use
“hedge” and “hydre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,700
- “hedge” frequency rank
- #37,859
- “hydre” frequency rank
- 87559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hedge | hydre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haie. | Serpent fabuleux à plusieurs têtes qui renaissent dès qu’on lui en coupe une. |
Where the eye mixes hedge and hydre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hedge and hydre
A purely visual mix-up. hedge (\ˈhɛdʒ\) and hydre (\idʁ\) 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 87559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hedge is recorded at frequency rank #49,700, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈhɛdʒ\. hydre is at rank #37,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \idʁ\.
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 87559, this pair ranks #8,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hedge vs hydre
Shared letters: deh. Private to "hedge": g. Private to "hydre": ry.
"hedge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hydre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hedge" for "hydre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hedge" vs "hydre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hedge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hydre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hedge" and "hydre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedge vs hide". 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 #8,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.