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Which to use

“hablase” and “hablé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,048
“hablase” frequency rank
#7,568
“hablé” frequency rank
50616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hablase hablé
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de hablar o de hablarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hablar o de hablarse.

Where the eye mixes hablase and hablé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
hablase
5 ch
hablé

Why the eye confuses hablase with hablé

A purely visual mix-up. hablase ([aˈβ̞lase]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hablase is recorded at frequency rank #43,048, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞lase]. 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 50616, this pair ranks #102,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hablase vs hablé

Shared letters: abhl. Private to "hablase": es. Private to "hablé": é.

"hablase" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "hablé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hablaseahblase · habalse · habblase · hablace · hablaes · hablasse · habllase · hablsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hablase" for "hablé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞lase] versus [aˈβ̞le]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hablase" vs "hablé" - which ranks higher?
"hablé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,568 in our Spanish list, against #43,048 for "hablase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "hablase" and "hablé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hablase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hablé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hablase" and "hablé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habláis vs hablase". 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 #102,240 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