hablen

[ˈaβ̞lẽn]

/[ˈaβ̞lẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“hablen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,310
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de hablar o de hablarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hablen · hablen · Spanish

hablen · rank #7,310 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,310
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH físicamente

Nearest frequency peer: físicamente (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hablen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hablen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hablen vs hale
67% similar
hablen vs hacen
67% similar
hablen vs hablo
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hablen
PropertyValue
Headwordhablen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaβ̞lẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,310
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hablen”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hablencae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “físicamente” (#7,309), “higiene” (#7,311), “identifica” (#7,312). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hablen” va en #7,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hablen (IPA [ˈaβ̞lẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,310 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hablen, with forms such as "ahblen", "habblen", and "habeln". 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, "hale", "hacen", "hablo", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hablen, spelled H-A-B-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de hablar o de hablarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de hablar o del imperativo negativo de hablarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahblen
  • habblen
  • habeln
  • hablenn
  • habllen
  • hablne
  • halben
  • havlen
  • hbalen
  • hhablen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hablen - 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.

ahblen2habblen1habeln2hablenn1habllen1hablne2halben2havlen1
Edit distance from "hablen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hablen"?
"hablen" is spelled H-A-B-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaβ̞lẽn].
What does "hablen" mean?
As a verb, "hablen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de hablar o de hablarse.
What words are commonly confused with "hablen"?
"hablen" is commonly confused with "hale", "hacen", "hablo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hablen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hablen" is [ˈaβ̞lẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hablen" come from?
"hablen" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hablen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

franja#7,307emplea#7,302jugaba#7,319lejano#7,320

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

insulto10 variantsdespido10 variantsdedican10 variantscuerdas10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list