Which to use
“había” and “haría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #117
- “había” frequency rank
- #2,167
- “haría” frequency rank
- 2284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | había | haría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de haber. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de hacer o de hacerse. |
Where the eye mixes había and haría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. había ([aˈβ̞ia]) and haría ([aˈɾia]) 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 a single letter - b in “había” becomes r in “haría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
había is recorded at frequency rank #117, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ia]. haría is at rank #2,167, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɾia].
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 2284, this pair ranks #320,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of había vs haría
Shared letters: ahí. Private to "había": b. Private to "haría": r.
"había" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "haría" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV