hash

[ˈxaʃ]

/[ˈxaʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“hash” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #37,647 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#37,647
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Función que mapea y codifica los elementos desde un dominio a otro espacio. Debe cumplir con las propiedades de ser: determinística, no monótona, resistente a la preimagen, no inyectiva y resistent...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hash vs hay
50% similar
hash vs haz
50% similar
hash vs his
50% similar

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

Key facts for hash
PropertyValue
Headwordhash
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxaʃ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,647
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hash” 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). hash 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 hash is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxaʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,647 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Función que mapea y codifica los elementos desde un dominio a otro espacio. Debe cumplir con las propiedades de ser: determinística, no monótona, resistente a la preimagen, no inyectiva y resistent...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hash, with forms such as "ahsh", "hahs", and "hashh". 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, "hay", "haz", "his", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hash, spelled H-A-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Función que mapea y codifica los elementos desde un dominio a otro espacio. Debe cumplir con las propiedades de ser: determinística, no monótona, resistente a la preimagen, no inyectiva y resistente a las colisiones. Sus usos principales son para codificar información o guardar la información de un diccionario informático.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahsh,hahs,hashh,hassh,hhash,hsah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hash - 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.

ahsh2hahs2hashh1hassh1hhash1hsah2
Edit distance from "hash"

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 "hash"?
"hash" is spelled H-A-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxaʃ].
What does "hash" mean?
As a noun, "hash" means: Función que mapea y codifica los elementos desde un dominio a otro espacio. Debe cumplir con las propiedades de ser: determinística, no monótona, resistente a la preimagen, no inyectiva y resistent...
What words are commonly confused with "hash"?
"hash" is commonly confused with "hay", "haz", "his". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hash"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hash" is [ˈxaʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hash" come from?
"hash" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “hash”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈxaʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “hay” - see the side-by-side comparison. hash vs hay
  • 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