Which to use
“Hai” is a noun and “have” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,805
- “Hai” frequency rank
- #7,419
- “have” frequency rank
- 39224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hai | have |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tubarão | ter, possuir |
Letter map: Hai vs have
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hai and have apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Hai / have
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hai is anoun and haveaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hai is recorded at frequency rank #31,805, classified as anoun, pronounced /haɪ̯/ ouvir^(fonte ?). have is at rank #7,419, 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 39224, this pair ranks #27,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hai vs have
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hai": i. Private to "have": ev.
"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- have ← ahve · haev · havve · hhave · hvae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hai" for "have" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hai" vs "have" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Hai" vs "have" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "have" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hai" and "have" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hai vs hui". 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 #27,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.