hadavshanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,559
“hada” frequency rank
#85
“han” frequency rank
18644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hada han
Definition Ser fantástico similar a una mujer, al que se atribuían poderes mágicos y la adivinación del futuro. Grupo étnico de China. Constituyen el 92% de la República Popular China, 98% en Taiwán, 75% en Singapur y aproximadamente el 20% de la población mundial.

Where the eye mixes hada and han

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

4 ch
hada
3 ch
han

Look-alike desk: hada vs han

A purely visual mix-up. hada ([ˈað̞a]) and han ([ˈãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18644, 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]. han is at rank #85, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈãn].

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 18644, this pair ranks #267,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hada vs han

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hada": d. Private to "han": n.

"hada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "han" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hadaahda · haad · hadda · hdaa · hhada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hada" and "han" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈað̞a] versus [ˈãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hada" vs "han" - which ranks higher?
"han" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #85 in our Spanish list, against #18,559 for "hada". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "han" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hada" and "han" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hada vs Hidra". 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 #267,058 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