hacha

/[ˈat͡ʃa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,609

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

hacha is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos. Pronounced [ˈat͡ʃa]. Often confused with Haya and haga.

Key facts for hacha
PropertyValue
Headwordhacha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈat͡ʃa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,609
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hacha in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hacha is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈat͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,609 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for hacha, with forms such as "ahcha", "hacah", and "haccha". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Haya", "haga", "hará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hacha, spelled H-A-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos.
  2. 2
    Mecha que se hace de esparto y alquitrán para que resista al viento sin apagarse.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahcha,hacah,haccha,hachha,hahca,hcaha,hhacha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hacha

Misspelling Variants of "hacha"

ahcha5hacah5haccha6hachha6hahca5hcaha5hhacha6
Misspelling Variants of "hacha"

Frequency rank: #14,609 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hacha"?
"hacha" is spelled H-A-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈat͡ʃa].
What does "hacha" mean?
As a noun, "hacha" means: Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos.
What words are commonly confused with "hacha"?
"hacha" is commonly confused with "Haya", "haga", "hará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hacha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hacha" is [ˈat͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hacha" come from?
"hacha" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.