habrávshabránTell them apart

Which to use

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

#853
“habrá” frequency rank
#5,622
“habrán” frequency rank
6475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature habrá habrán
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de haber. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de haber.

Where the eye mixes habrá and habrán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
habrá
6 ch
habrán

Visual trap between habrá and habrán

A purely visual mix-up. habrá ([aˈβ̞ɾa]) and habrán ([aˈβ̞ɾãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “habrá” sits inside “habrán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

habrá is recorded at frequency rank #853, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾa]. habrán is at rank #5,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾãn].

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 6475, this pair ranks #310,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of habrá vs habrán

Shared letters: abhrá. Private to "habrá": -. Private to "habrán": n.

"habrá" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "habrán" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "habrá" and "habrán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾa] versus [aˈβ̞ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "habrá" or "habrán"?
"habrá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #853 in our Spanish list, against #5,622 for "habrán". 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 "habrá" and "habrán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "habrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "habrán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #310,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "habrá" and "habrán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habrá vs Hidra". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #310,671 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