haríavshoraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,167
“haría” frequency rank
#286
“hora” frequency rank
2453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature haría hora
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional 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 haría and hora apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
haría
4 ch
hora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haría is [aˈɾia] 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 2453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

haría is recorded at frequency rank #2,167, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɾia]. 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 2453, this pair ranks #320,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of haría vs hora

Shared letters: ahr. Private to "haría": í. Private to "hora": o.

"haría" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • horahhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra

Frequency comparison

haría#2,167
hora#286

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "haría" and "hora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "haría" is a verb and "hora" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "haría" or "hora"?
"hora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #286 in our Spanish list, against #2,167 for "haría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering haría vs hora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “haría”; for a noun, it's “hora”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “haría” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list