Which to use
“h” is a symbol and “há” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,433
- “h” frequency rank
- #88
- “há” frequency rank
- 1521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | h | há |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | símbolo de hora: | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo haver |
Letter map: h vs há
Shared letters muted; letters that set h and há apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for h / há
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: h is asymbol and háaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “h” sits inside “há”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
h is recorded at frequency rank #1,433, classified as asymbol. há is at rank #88, tagged as averb.
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 1521, this pair ranks #74,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of h vs há
Shared letters: h. Private to "h": -. Private to "há": á.
"h" · 1 letters · shape C · "há" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "h" and "há" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "h" vs "há" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "h" and "há".
- Full dictionary entry for "h" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "há" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "h" and "há" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "h vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.