Which to use
“hide” and “hits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,373
- “hide” frequency rank
- #19,855
- “hits” frequency rank
- 67228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hide | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cuir, peau (des animaux vivants). | Pluriel de hit. |
Where the eye mixes hide and hits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hide and hits
A purely visual mix-up. hide (\haɪd\) and hits (\it\) 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 67228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hide is recorded at frequency rank #47,373, classified as anoun, pronounced \haɪd\. hits is at rank #19,855, tagged as anoun, pronounced \it\.
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 67228, this pair ranks #64,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hide vs hits
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hide": de. Private to "hits": st.
"hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hide" and "hits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hide" vs "hits" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hide" and "hits" 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 #64,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.