hacésvshacíasTell them apart

Which to use

“hacés” and “hacías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,700
“hacés” frequency rank
#17,163
“hacías” frequency rank
37863
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hacés hacías
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse.

Where the eye mixes hacés and hacías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hacés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hacías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
hacés
6 ch
hacías

Look-alike desk: hacés vs hacías

A purely visual mix-up. hacés ([aˈses]) and hacías ([aˈsias]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hacés is recorded at frequency rank #20,700, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈses]. hacías is at rank #17,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsias].

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 37863, this pair ranks #173,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hacés vs hacías

Shared letters: achs. Private to "hacés": é. Private to "hacías": í.

"hacés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hacías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hacés" and "hacías" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈses] versus [aˈsias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hacés" vs "hacías" - which ranks higher?
"hacías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,163 in our Spanish list, against #20,700 for "hacés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hacés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hacías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hacés" and "hacías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacés vs hache". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #173,064 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