hajamvsharaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hajam is a verb, hara is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hajam” is a verb and “hara” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,834
“hajam” frequency rank
#22,669
“hara” frequency rank
60503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hajam hara
Definition terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo haver onde:

Letter map: hajam vs hara

Shared letters muted; letters that set hajam and hara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
hajam
4 ch
hara

Role in the sentence - hajam and hara

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hajam is averb and haraapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hajam is recorded at frequency rank #37,834, classified as averb. hara is at rank #22,669, tagged as apron.

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 60503, this pair ranks #7,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hajam vs hara

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hajam": jm. Private to "hara": r.

"hajam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hajamahjam · haajm · hajamm · hajjam · hajma · hhajam · hjaam
  • haraahra · haar · harra · hhara · hraa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hajam" and "hara" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hajam" is a verb and "hara" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hajam" or "hara" show up more?
"hara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,669 in our Portuguese list, against #37,834 for "hajam". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "hajam" vs "hara" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hajam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hajam" and "hara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hajam vs harém". 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 #7,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list