Which to use
“hero” and “heure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,729
- “hero” frequency rank
- #346
- “heure” frequency rank
- 18075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hero | heure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Héros, personne héroïque, personne d’un grand courage. | Unité de mesure du temps, compatible avec le Système international, dérivée de la seconde, dont le symbole est h. 1 heure = 60 minutes = 3600 secondes. |
Where the eye mixes hero and heure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hero (\ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\) and heure (^((h muet))\œʁ\) 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 18075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hero is recorded at frequency rank #17,729, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈhɪɹ.oʊ\. heure is at rank #346, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\œʁ\.
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 18075, this pair ranks #380,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hero vs heure
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "hero": o. Private to "heure": u.
"hero" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "heure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV