hacer

[aˈseɾ]

/[aˈseɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“hacer” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #63 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#63
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Originar, crear, dar nacimiento.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hacer vs her
60% similar
hacer vs hae
60% similar
hacer vs hice
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hacer
PropertyValue
Headwordhacer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈseɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hacer” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hacer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hacer is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #63 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 47 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hacer, with forms such as "ahcer", "haccer", and "hacerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "her", "hae", "hice", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hacer, spelled H-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originar, crear, dar nacimiento.
  2. 2
    Producir un efecto.
  3. 3
    Fabricar o construir algo, proporcionándole sus formas y proporciones.
  4. 4
    Pasar de una condición a otra, producir un cambio en una cosa o persona.
  5. 5
    Adquirir cierto estado emocional transitorio, o cierta cualidad pasajera.
  6. 6
    Poner en marcha una acción.
  7. 7
    Representar, fingir o aparentar un papel o un personaje.
  8. 8
    Poner en escena una actuación, representar una obra de teatro.
  9. 9
    Fingir una actividad.
  10. 10
    Realizar una actividad de forma habitual, o en algún momento determinado.
  11. 11
    Tener cierta capacidad o contener.
  12. 12
    Arreglar, acomodar.
  13. 13
    Acostumbrar.
  14. 14
    Ocupar.
  15. 15
    Forzar, obligar.
  16. 16
    Ser igual, dar.
  17. 17
    Mejorar, arreglar o superar.
  18. 18
    Aparentar, simular.
  19. 19
    Cumplir una edad.
  20. 20
    Pensar con motivo o sin él, que algo está ocurriendo.
  21. 21
    Concebir o crear con la imaginación, con el intelecto.
  22. 22
    Producir, originar algo o alguien un efecto o resultado.
  23. 23
    Ejercitar, mover una parte del cuerpo de forma repetitiva.
  24. 24
    Preparar, componer.
  25. 25
    Dar una apariencia.
  26. 26
    Tomar una apariencia, un aspecto.
  27. 27
    Agrupar, juntar.
  28. 28
    Viajar o caminar por una ruta.
  29. 29
    Recorrer.
  30. 30
    Hablando de un vehículo, llegar a cierta velocidad.
  31. 31
    Amaestrar, adiestrar halcones, azores y otras aves de presa.
  32. 32
    Embellecer, mejorar el aspecto estético del cabello, cutis, uñas u otra parte del cuerpo.
  33. 33
    Defecar.
  34. 34
    Junto con alguna palabra que signifique excremento, defecar.
  35. 35
    Junto con alguna palabra que signifique orina, orinar.
  36. 36
    Cocinar un alimento.
  37. 37
    Realizar lo que expresa el verbo de una frase previa.
  38. 38
    Con algunos sustantivos, realizar la acción derivada del significado de este.
  39. 39
    Con algunos sustantivos, transformar, destruir algo en las porciones indicadas por el significado del sustantivo.
  40. 40
    Indica que en la acción se usa lo señalado por el sustantivo.
  41. 41
    Hablando de los animales, la voz expresada con una onomatopeya.
  42. 42
    Con sustantivos relacionados con la riqueza, enriquecerse.
  43. 43
    Con sustantivos que indican bienes, indica que estos son facilitados, dados o conseguidos.
  44. 44
    Indica el orden o lugar señalado por el sustantivo.
  45. 45
    Con sustantivos que indican espacio, crearlo.
  46. 46
    Hablando de los estudios, estar estudiando, cursar un año.
  47. 47
    Conducirse, comportarse como lo que señala el sustantivo que sigue.

Synonyms

causarconvertiractuarefectuarobrarcreerimaginarsuponerhacer verconvocarreuniradquirirganar

This word in other languages

do(English)faire(Français)machen(Deutsch)fazer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahcer,haccer,hacerr,hacre,haecr,haser,hcaer,hhacer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hacer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahcer2haccer1hacerr1hacre2haecr2haser1hcaer2hhacer1
Edit distance from "hacer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hacer"?
"hacer" is spelled H-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈseɾ].
What does "hacer" mean?
As a verb, "hacer" means: Originar, crear, dar nacimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "hacer"?
"hacer" is commonly confused with "her", "hae", "hice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hacer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hacer" is [aˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hacer" come from?
"hacer" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “hacer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “her” - see the side-by-side comparison. hacer vs her
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list