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.
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
- hablase ← ahblase · habalse · habblase · hablace · hablaes · hablasse · habllase · hablsae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hablase" for "hablé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hablase" vs "hablé" - which ranks higher?
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.