Which to use
“había” and “hará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #117
- “había” frequency rank
- #1,414
- “hará” frequency rank
- 1531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | había | hará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de haber. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. |
Where the eye mixes había and hará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. había ([aˈβ̞ia]) and hará ([aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
había is recorded at frequency rank #117, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ia]. hará is at rank #1,414, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɾa].
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 1531, this pair ranks #321,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of había vs hará
Shared letters: ah. Private to "había": bí. Private to "hará": rá.
"había" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "hará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV