havervshaverãoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“haver” and “haverão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,614
“haver” frequency rank
#42,031
“haverão” frequency rank
43645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature haver haverão
Definition ser bem-sucedido na consecução de; obter terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo haver

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set haver and haverão apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
haver
7 ch
haverão

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

haver and haverão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “haver” sits inside “haverão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

haver is recorded at frequency rank #1,614, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈveɾ/. haverão is at rank #42,031, 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 43645, this pair ranks #21,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of haver vs haverão

Shared letters: aehrv. Private to "haver": -. Private to "haverão": .

"haver" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "haverão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • haverahver · haevr · haverr · havre · havver · hhaver · hvaer

Frequency comparison

haver#1,614
haverão#42,031

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "haver" and "haverão" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “haver” sits inside “haverão”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "haver" or "haverão"?
"haver" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,614 in our Portuguese list, against #42,031 for "haverão". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering haver vs haverão

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “haver” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list