Which to use
“há” is a verb and “hera” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #88
- “há” frequency rank
- #22,045
- “hera” frequency rank
- 22133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | há | hera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo haver | designação de várias plantas trepadoras |
Letter map: há vs hera
Shared letters muted; letters that set há and hera apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: há vs hera
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: há is averb and heraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
há is recorded at frequency rank #88, classified as averb. hera is at rank #22,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/.
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 22133, this pair ranks #47,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of há vs hera
Shared letters: h. Private to "há": á. Private to "hera": aer.
"há" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hera ← ehra · herra · hhera · hrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "há" and "hera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "há" or "hera"?
What to do next
Pair "há" vs "hera" 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 "hera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "há" and "hera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hebe vs hera". 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 #47,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.