hacedvshaeTell them apart

Quick tell: haced is a verb, hae is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“haced” is a verb and “hae” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,805
“haced” frequency rank
#33,157
“hae” frequency rank
56962
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature haced hae
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de hacer. Variante obsoleta de ah.

Where the eye mixes haced and hae

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
haced
3 ch
hae

Look-alike desk: haced vs hae

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haced is [aˈseð̞] while hae is [ˈae]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

haced is recorded at frequency rank #23,805, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈseð̞]. hae is at rank #33,157, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈae].

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 56962, this pair ranks #72,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of haced vs hae

Shared letters: aeh. Private to "haced": cd. Private to "hae": -.

"haced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hae" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hacedahced · hacced · hacde · hacedd · haecd · hased · hcaed · hhaced

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "haced" and "hae" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "haced" is a verb and "hae" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "haced" or "hae"?
"haced" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,805 in our Spanish list, against #33,157 for "hae". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "haced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "haced" and "hae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs Hahn". 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 #72,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list