Which to use
“high” and “hind” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,461
- “high” frequency rank
- #47,375
- “hind” frequency rank
- 52836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | high | hind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défoncé. | Arrière, à l’arrière ; le plus souvent d’un animal. |
Where the eye mixes high and hind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: high vs hind
A purely visual mix-up. high (\haɪ̯\) 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 52836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
high is recorded at frequency rank #5,461, classified as anadj, pronounced \haɪ̯\. 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 52836, this pair ranks #144,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of high vs hind
Shared letters: hi. Private to "high": g. Private to "hind": dn.
"high" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "high" and "hind" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "high" vs "hind" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "high" 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 #144,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "high" 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 #144,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.