haber
[aˈβ̞eɾ]
The verdict
“haber” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #213
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Se combina con el participio de otros verbos para conjugarlos en los tiempos compuestos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-haber · haber · Spanish
haber · rank #213 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #213
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH grupo
Nearest frequency peer: grupo (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “haber”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sino
sino
99,791 corpus weight
- da
da
99,790 corpus weight
- grupo
grupo
99,789 corpus weight
- haber
haber
99,788 corpus weight
- hombre
hombre
99,787 corpus weight
- puedo
puedo
99,786 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “haber” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | haber |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aˈβ̞eɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “haber” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around haber (IPA [aˈβ̞eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #213 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for haber, with forms such as "ahber", "habber", and "haberr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "her", "hae", "hace", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is haber, spelled H-A-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se combina con el participio de otros verbos para conjugarlos en los tiempos compuestos.
- 2Se utiliza con el infinitivo para expresar una acción futura o la necesidad, obligación o conveniencia de hacer algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ya hemos llegado.
Has de saber que la vida está llena de sorpresas. No habré de negarte eso. Hay que tolerar las diferencias. Hubo que mandar el coche al taller.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahber
- habber
- haberr
- habre
- haebr
- haver
- hbaer
- hhaber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of haber - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "haber", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.