Which to use
“há” is a verb and “half” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #88
- “há” frequency rank
- #13,952
- “half” frequency rank
- 14040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | há | half |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | meio |
Letter map: há vs half
Shared letters muted; letters that set há and half apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: há vs half
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: há is averb and halfanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
há is recorded at frequency rank #88, classified as averb. half is at rank #13,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɦɑlf/.
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 14040, this pair ranks #58,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of há vs half
Shared letters: h. Private to "há": á. Private to "half": afl.
"há" · 2 letters · shape CV · "half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- half ← ahlf · hafl · halff · hallf · hhalf · hlaf
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "há" and "half" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "há" vs "half" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "há" vs "half" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "há" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "half" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "há" and "half" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "half vs hani". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #58,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.