hac vs hace, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hac” is a noun and “hace” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,732
“hac” frequency rank: #68
“hace” frequency rank: 38800
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hac	hace
Definition	Hache.	Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hacer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hac and hace apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

hac

4 ch

hace

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hac is [ˈak] while hace is [ˈase]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hac” sits inside “hace”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hac is recorded at frequency rank #38,732, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈak]. hace is at rank #68, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈase].

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 38800, this pair ranks #168,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hac vs hace

Shared letters: ach. Private to "hac": -. Private to "hace": e.

"hac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

hace ← ahce · hacce · haec · hase · hcae · hhace

Frequency comparison

hac#38,732

hace#68

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hac" and "hace" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hac" is a noun and "hace" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "hac" or "hace"?

"hace" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #68 in our Spanish list, against #38,732 for "hac". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering hac vs hace

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “hac”; for a verb, it's “hace”.
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