# had vs hv

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### had
*verb · IPA /hæd/ · frequency rank #54*
simple past and past participle of have

### hv
*verb · frequency rank #35,759*
Abbreviation of have.

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