hadavshaeTell them apart

Quick tell: hada is a noun, hae is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hada” is a noun and “hae” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,559
“hada” frequency rank
#33,157
“hae” frequency rank
51716
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hada hae
Definition Ser fantástico similar a una mujer, al que se atribuían poderes mágicos y la adivinación del futuro. Variante obsoleta de ah.

Where the eye mixes hada and hae

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
hada
3 ch
hae

Look-alike desk: hada vs hae

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hada is [ˈað̞a] while hae is [ˈae]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hada is recorded at frequency rank #18,559, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈað̞a]. hae is at rank #33,157, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈae].

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 51716, this pair ranks #96,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hada vs hae

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hada": d. Private to "hae": e.

"hada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hadaahda · haad · hadda · hdaa · hhada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hada" and "hae" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hada" is a noun and "hae" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hada" or "hae"?
"hada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,559 in our Spanish list, against #33,157 for "hae". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hada" and "hae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs Hahn". 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 #96,428 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