Español homophones
hallan/hayan
"hayan" (#1,452 written frequency) beats "hallan" (#9,652) in this 2-word /ˈaʝãn/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈaʝãn/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "hayan" leads at #1,452, with "hallan" trailing at #9,652.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "ha" then splits - "hallan" (6 letters) vs "hayan" (5).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across hallan, hayan: ahn. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
hallan
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCCVC
Inventory ahln · private l
hayan
5 letters · 3 vowels · shape CVVVC
Inventory ahny · private y
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "hallan" when you mean: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hallar o de hallarse.
- Write "hayan" when you mean: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de haber.
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.