# h vs ha

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### h
*character · IPA /eɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #926*
The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

### ha
*verb · IPA /hɑː/ · frequency rank #2,580*
Alternative form of a (“have”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/h-vs-ha