Which to use
“habas” is a noun and “habidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,637
- “habas” frequency rank
- #39,786
- “habidas” frequency rank
- 73423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habas | habidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de haba. | Forma del femenino plural de habido, participio de haber. |
Where the eye mixes habas and habidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. habas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against habidas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses habas with habidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habas is [ˈaβ̞as] while habidas is [aˈβ̞ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habas is recorded at frequency rank #33,637, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaβ̞as]. habidas is at rank #39,786, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aˈβ̞ið̞as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73423, this pair ranks #23,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of habas vs habidas
Shared letters: abhs. Private to "habas": -. Private to "habidas": di.
"habas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "habidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "habas" for "habidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "habas" vs "habidas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "habas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habas" and "habidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habidas vs habladas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.