Hectare vs. Hectacre: What's the Difference?
Hectare is a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters, while hectacre is a misspelling of hectare and does not represent a valid unit of measurement.
Hectare and Hectacre Definitions
Hectare
A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres). See Table at measurement.
Hectacre
(rare) One hundred acres.
Hectare
A unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.
Hectacre
Hectare.
Hectare
A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.
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Hectare
(abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
