hadavshundaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hada is a noun, hunda is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#18,559
“hada” frequency rank
#39,269
“hunda” frequency rank
57828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hada hunda
Definition Ser fantástico similar a una mujer, al que se atribuían poderes mágicos y la adivinación del futuro. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de hundir.

Where the eye mixes hada and hunda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
hada
5 ch
hunda

Visual trap between hada and hunda

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hada is [ˈað̞a] while hunda is [ˈũn̪d̪a]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57828, 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]. hunda is at rank #39,269, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪a].

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 57828, this pair ranks #68,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hada vs hunda

Shared letters: adh. Private to "hada": -. Private to "hunda": nu.

"hada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hunda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hadaahda · haad · hadda · hdaa · hhada
  • hundahhunda · hnuda · hudna · hunad · hundda · hunnda · uhnda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hada" and "hunda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hada" is a noun and "hunda" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hada" or "hunda"?
"hada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,559 in our Spanish list, against #39,269 for "hunda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "hada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hunda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hada" and "hunda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hucha vs hunda". 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 #68,912 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