habríavshabríasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#938
“habría” frequency rank
#31,375
“habrías” frequency rank
32313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature habría habrías
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de haber. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del condicional de haber.

Where the eye mixes habría and habrías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. habría runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against habrías's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
habría
7 ch
habrías

Visual trap between habría and habrías

A purely visual mix-up. habría ([aˈβ̞ɾia]) and habrías ([aˈβ̞ɾias]) 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) - “habría” sits inside “habrías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

habría is recorded at frequency rank #938, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾia]. habrías is at rank #31,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾias].

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 32313, this pair ranks #202,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of habría vs habrías

Shared letters: abhrí. Private to "habría": -. Private to "habrías": s.

"habría" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "habrías" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "habría" for "habrías" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾia] versus [aˈβ̞ɾias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "habría" vs "habrías" - which ranks higher?
"habría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #938 in our Spanish list, against #31,375 for "habrías". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "habría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "habrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "habría" and "habrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habrías vs hebras". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #202,622 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