haber

/[aˈβ̞eɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#213

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

haber is aSpanishverb. It means: Se combina con el participio de otros verbos para conjugarlos en los tiempos compuestos. Pronounced [aˈβ̞eɾ]. It ranks #213 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with her and hae.

Key facts for haber
PropertyValue
Headwordhaber
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞eɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#213
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of haber in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for haber is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈβ̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #213 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for haber, with forms such as "ahber", "habber", and "haberr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "her", "hae", "hace", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is haber, spelled H-A-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se combina con el participio de otros verbos para conjugarlos en los tiempos compuestos.
  2. 2
    Se utiliza con el infinitivo para expresar una acción futura o la necesidad, obligación o conveniencia de hacer algo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahber,habber,haberr,habre,haebr,haver,hbaer,hhaber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for haber

Misspelling Variants of "haber"

ahber5habber6haberr6habre5haebr5haver5hbaer5hhaber6
Misspelling Variants of "haber"

Frequency rank: #213 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haber"?
"haber" is spelled H-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞eɾ].
What does "haber" mean?
As a verb, "haber" means: Se combina con el participio de otros verbos para conjugarlos en los tiempos compuestos.
What words are commonly confused with "haber"?
"haber" is commonly confused with "her", "hae", "hace". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haber" is [aˈβ̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haber" come from?
"haber" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.