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

#18,559
“hada” frequency rank
#37,129
“hari” frequency rank
55688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hada hari
Definition Ser fantástico similar a una mujer, al que se atribuían poderes mágicos y la adivinación del futuro. Hilo

Where the eye mixes hada and hari

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hada and hari follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
hada
4 ch
hari

Look-alike desk: hada vs hari

A purely visual mix-up. hada ([ˈað̞a]) and hari (/a.ɾi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55688, 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]. hari is at rank #37,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ɾi/.

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 55688, this pair ranks #77,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hada vs hari

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hada": d. Private to "hari": ir.

"hada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hada ← ahda · haad · hadda · hdaa · hhada
  • hari ← ahri · harri · hhari · hrai

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hada" and "hari" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈað̞a] versus /a.ɾi/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hada" vs "hari" - which ranks higher?
"hada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,559 in our Spanish list, against #37,129 for "hari". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hada" and "hari" 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 "hari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hada" and "hari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hari". 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 #77,814 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