harásvshoraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#12,393
“harás” frequency rank
#286
“hora” frequency rank
12679
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature harás hora
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. Cada una de las 24 partes de igual duración en que se divide el día, a su vez subdivididas cada una de ellas en 60 minutos.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set harás and hora apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
harás
4 ch
hora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: harás is [aˈɾas] while hora is [ˈoɾa]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

harás is recorded at frequency rank #12,393, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɾas]. hora is at rank #286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾa].

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 12679, this pair ranks #290,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of harás vs hora

Shared letters: ahr. Private to "harás": . Private to "hora": o.

"harás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • horahhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra

Frequency comparison

harás#12,393
hora#286

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "harás" and "hora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "harás" is a verb and "hora" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "harás" or "hora"?
"hora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #286 in our Spanish list, against #12,393 for "harás". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering harás vs hora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “harás”; for a noun, it's “hora”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “harás” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list