Which to use
“hic” is a noun and “hr” is an onomatopoeia - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,382
- “hic” frequency rank
- #25,352
- “hr” frequency rank
- 41734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hic | hr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nœud ou principale difficulté d’une affaire, problème. | Variante de hrr. |
Letter map: hic vs hr
Shared letters muted; letters that set hic and hr apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - hic and hr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hic is anoun and hranonomatopoeia. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hic is recorded at frequency rank #16,382, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ik\. hr is at rank #25,352, tagged as anonomatopoeia.
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 41734, this pair ranks #230,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hic vs hr
Shared letters: h. Private to "hic": ci. Private to "hr": r.
"hic" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hr" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "hic" vs "hr" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "hic" and "hr". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hic" and "hr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #230,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.