Which to use
“había” and “hablé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #117
- “había” frequency rank
- #7,568
- “hablé” frequency rank
- 7685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | había | hablé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de haber. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hablar o de hablarse. |
Where the eye mixes había and hablé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. había ([aˈβ̞ia]) and hablé ([aˈβ̞le]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
había is recorded at frequency rank #117, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ia]. hablé is at rank #7,568, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞le].
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 7685, this pair ranks #307,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of había vs hablé
Shared letters: abh. Private to "había": í. Private to "hablé": lé.
"había" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "hablé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV