# hão vs HC

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### hão
*verb · IPA /ˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · frequency rank #24,033*
terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo haver

### HC
*abbrev · frequency rank #25,330*
habeas corpus (medida judicial extrema de garantia da liberdade)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/hao-vs-hc