hae

[ˈae]

/[ˈae]/ intj

The verdict

“hae” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,157) as an interjection. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,157
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante obsoleta de ah.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hae · hae · Spanish

hae · rank #33,157 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,157
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hablarse

Nearest frequency peer: hablarse (-2 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “hae”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “hae” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

hae vs he
67% similar
hae vs Ho
0% similar
hae vs hi
33% similar

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

Key facts for hae
PropertyValue
Headwordhae
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈae]
Letters3
Frequency rank#33,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “hae”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.haecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hablarse” (#33,155), “hana” (#33,159), “Góngora” (#33,153). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hae” va en #33,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for hae is neighbouring look-alikes ("he", "Ho", …), not just typos; it is aninterjection pronounced [ˈae]. Frequency #33,157 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Gloss: "Variante obsoleta de ah.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hae, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "he", "Ho", "hi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hae, spelled H-A-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante obsoleta de ah.

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 "hae"?
"hae" is spelled H-A-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈae].
What does "hae" mean?
As an interjection, "hae" means: Variante obsoleta de ah.
What words are commonly confused with "hae"?
"hae" is commonly confused with "he", "Ho", "hi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hae"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hae" is [ˈae]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hae" come from?
"hae" 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 "hae", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list