# ha vs has

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### has
*verb · IPA /hæz/ · frequency rank #47*
third-person singular simple present indicative of have

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