hacésvshagasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,700
“hacés” frequency rank
#2,116
“hagas” frequency rank
22816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hacés hagas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer.

Where the eye mixes hacés and hagas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hacés and hagas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
hacés
5 ch
hagas

Visual trap between hacés and hagas

A purely visual mix-up. hacés ([aˈses]) and hagas ([ˈaɣ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22816, 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]. hagas is at rank #2,116, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞as].

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 22816, this pair ranks #248,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hacés vs hagas

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "hacés": cé. Private to "hagas": g.

"hacés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hagas ← ahgas · haags · hagass · haggas · hagsa · hgaas · hhagas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hacés" and "hagas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈses] versus [ˈaɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hacés" vs "hagas" - which ranks higher?
"hagas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,116 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hacés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hagas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hacés" and "hagas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacés vs hache". 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 #248,620 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