haber

\ˈhaːbɐ\

/\ˈhaːbɐ\/ verb

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The verdict

“haber” is an uncommon French word, ranked #76,641 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#76,641
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de habern.

Key facts for haber
PropertyValue
Headwordhaber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈhaːbɐ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “haber” 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). haber lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for haber is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈhaːbɐ\. Corpus data places it at rank #76,641 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

haber has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is haber, spelled H-A-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de habern.
  2. 2
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habern.

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 "haber"?
"haber" is spelled H-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhaːbɐ\.
What does "haber" mean?
As a verb, "haber" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de habern.
How do you pronounce "haber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haber" is \ˈhaːbɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haber" come from?
"haber" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “haber”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-A-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈhaːbɐ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list