Which to use
“hoax” and “home” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,378
- “hoax” frequency rank
- #6,095
- “home” frequency rank
- 53473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoax | home |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Canular, bobard, intox, en particulier diffusé sur Internet. | Foyer, chez-soi. |
Where the eye mixes hoax and home
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hoax (CVVC) and home (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses hoax with home
A purely visual mix-up. hoax (^((h aspiré))\oks\) and home (^((h aspiré))\om\) 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 53473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoax is recorded at frequency rank #47,378, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\oks\. home is at rank #6,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\om\.
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 53473, this pair ranks #140,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hoax vs home
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoax": ax. Private to "home": em.
"hoax" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "home" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hoax" and "home" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hoax" vs "home" - 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 "hoax" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "home" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoax" and "home" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hoax". 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 #140,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.