# ha vs he

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### he
*pronoun · IPA /ˈhiː/ · frequency rank #22*
A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ha-vs-he