haben

\ˈhaːbn̩\

/\ˈhaːbn̩\/ verb

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The verdict

“haben” is uncommon French (frequency #86,770 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,770
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (suivi d’un participe passé) Forme les temps composés du passé, le parfait et le plus-que-parfait, de la plupart des verbes.

Key facts for haben
PropertyValue
Headwordhaben
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈhaːbn̩\
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,770
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “haben” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). haben lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

haben is uncommon French at frequency #86,770 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhaːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 21 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for haben, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is haben, spelled H-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (suivi d’un participe passé) Forme les temps composés du passé, le parfait et le plus-que-parfait, de la plupart des verbes.
  2. 2
    Avoir, posséder.
  3. 3
    Avoir, indique une relation d'appartenance.
  4. 4
    Avoir (une caractéristique).
  5. 5
    Avoir à sa disposition.
  6. 6
    Avoir dans ce moment, dans la main, sur soi.
  7. 7
    Y avoir.
  8. 8
    Contenir.
  9. 9
    Avoir, venir d'obtenir.
  10. 10
    Avoir, être saisi de.
  11. 11
    Être obligé, devoir.
  12. 12
    Sentir, ressentir, avoir (une émotion).
  13. 13
    Se comporter.
  14. 14
    Avoir, être enseigné ou apprendre quelque chose à l'école, traiter un sujet à l’école.
  15. 15
    Être obligé à participer (à un évènement).
  16. 16
    zu haben sein : Être disponible, être possible à acheter.
  17. 17
    zu haben sein : Être disponible (sur le marché des partenaires), ne pas avoir de relation de couple.
  18. 18
    mit jemandem etwas haben : Avoir (une liaison amoureuse).
  19. 19
    für etwas zu haben sein : Aimer, avoir envie, être disponible ou partant pour.
  20. 20
    es mit etwas haben : Être doué, aimer, avoir intérêt en.
  21. 21
    Avoir le droit, employé surtout en négation.

Synonyms

besitzengehörtenthaltenmüssenempfindenverspürenfühlenbekommenbesitzenenthalten

Antonyms

entbehren

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haben"?
"haben" is spelled H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhaːbn̩\.
What does "haben" mean?
As a verb, "haben" means: (suivi d’un participe passé) Forme les temps composés du passé, le parfait et le plus-que-parfait, de la plupart des verbes.
How do you pronounce "haben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haben" is \ˈhaːbn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haben" come from?
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Using “haben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-A-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈhaːbn̩\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list