Which to use
“hac” and “hache” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,732
- “hac” frequency rank
- #47,844
- “hache” frequency rank
- 86576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hac | hache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hache. | Nombre de la letra h. |
Where the eye mixes hac and hache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hac runs 3 letters (CVC) against hache's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hac vs hache
A purely visual mix-up. hac ([ˈak]) and hache ([ˈat͡ʃe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hac” sits inside “hache”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86576, 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]. hache is at rank #47,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe].
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 86576, this pair ranks #5,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hac vs hache
Shared letters: ach. Private to "hac": -. Private to "hache": e.
"hac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hache ← ahche · hacche · haceh · hachhe · hahce · hcahe · hhache
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hac" for "hache" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hac" vs "hache" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hac" and "hache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hache vs hucha". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #5,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.