HvshaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: H is a character, ha is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“H” is a character and “ha” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#409
“H” frequency rank
#1,772
“ha” frequency rank
2181
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature H ha
Definition achter Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets Ausruf des Triumphes

Same sound, different letters: H vs ha

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 1 letter.

1 ch
H
2 ch
ha

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: H and ha carry the same recorded pronunciation, [haː]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is acharacter, the other anintj, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “H” sits inside “ha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

H is recorded at frequency rank #409, classified as acharacter, pronounced [haː]. ha is at rank #1,772, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ha].

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 2181, this pair ranks #2,002,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of H vs ha

Shared letters: h. Private to "H": -. Private to "ha": a.

"H" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "ha" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "H" and "ha" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "H" is a character and "ha" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "H" or "ha"?
"H" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #409 in our German list, against #1,772 for "ha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list