Which to use
“há” is a verb and “Hai” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #88
- “há” frequency rank
- #31,805
- “Hai” frequency rank
- 31893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | há | Hai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | tubarão |
Letter map: há vs Hai
Shared letters muted; letters that set há and Hai apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: há vs Hai
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: há is averb and Haianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
há is recorded at frequency rank #88, classified as averb. Hai is at rank #31,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced /haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 31893, this pair ranks #36,062 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of há vs Hai
Shared letters: h. Private to "há": á. Private to "Hai": ai.
"há" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "há" for "Hai" ever safe?
Frequency check: "há" vs "Hai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "há" and "Hai".
- Full dictionary entry for "há" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,062 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "há" and "Hai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hai vs hui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,062 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.