hartasvsheartsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hartas is a adjective, hearts is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hartas” is an adjective and “hearts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,334
“hartas” frequency rank
#39,257
“hearts” frequency rank
79591
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hartas hearts
Definition Forma del femenino plural de harto. Corazones.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hartas and hearts apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
hartas
6 ch
hearts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hartas is [ˈaɾt̪as] while hearts is [hɑːts]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hartas is recorded at frequency rank #40,334, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɾt̪as]. hearts is at rank #39,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɑːts].

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 79591, this pair ranks #12,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hartas vs hearts

Shared letters: ahrst. Private to "hartas": -. Private to "hearts": e.

"hartas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hearts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hartasahrtas · harats · harrtas · hartass · hartsa · harttas · hatras · hhartas
  • heartseharts · haerts · hearrts · hearst · heartss · heartts · heatrs · herats

Frequency comparison

hartas#40,334
hearts#39,257

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hartas" and "hearts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hartas" is an adjective and "hearts" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hartas" or "hearts"?
"hearts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,257 in our Spanish list, against #40,334 for "hartas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hartas vs hearts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “hartas”; for a noun, it's “hearts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hartas” 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