Which to use
“haja” is a verb and “ham” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,327
- “haja” frequency rank
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- 22073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haja | ham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo haver | pernil |
Letter map: haja vs ham
Shared letters muted; letters that set haja and ham apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: haja vs ham
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: haja is averb and hamanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haja is recorded at frequency rank #2,327, classified as averb. ham is at rank #19,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hæm/.
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 22073, this pair ranks #48,057 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haja vs ham
Shared letters: ah. Private to "haja": j. Private to "ham": m.
"haja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- haja ← ahja · haaj · hajja · hhaja · hjaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "haja" and "ham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "haja" vs "ham" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "haja" and "ham". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "haja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,057 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haja" and "ham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ham vs hamza". 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 #48,057 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.