habasvshartasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: habas is a noun, hartas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“habas” is a noun and “hartas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,637
“habas” frequency rank
#40,334
“hartas” frequency rank
73971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature habas hartas
Definition Forma del plural de haba. Forma del femenino plural de harto.

Where the eye mixes habas and hartas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. habas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hartas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
habas
6 ch
hartas

Look-alike desk: habas vs hartas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habas is [ˈaβ̞as] while hartas is [ˈaɾt̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73971, 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]. hartas is at rank #40,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɾt̪as].

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 73971, this pair ranks #22,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of habas vs hartas

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "habas": b. Private to "hartas": rt.

"habas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hartas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • habas ← ahbas · haabs · habass · habbas · habsa · havas · hbaas · hhabas
  • hartas ← ahrtas · harats · harrtas · hartass · hartsa · harttas · hatras · hhartas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "habas" and "hartas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "habas" is a noun and "hartas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "habas" vs "hartas" - which ranks higher?
"habas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,637 in our Spanish list, against #40,334 for "hartas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "habas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hartas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "habas" and "hartas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hartas vs hurtos". 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 #22,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list