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.
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