hacetevshazteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,519
“hacete” frequency rank
#13,059
“hazte” frequency rank
37578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hacete hazte
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de hacerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de hacerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes hacete and hazte

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

6 ch
hacete
5 ch
hazte

Look-alike desk: hacete vs hazte

A purely visual mix-up. hacete ([aˈset̪e]) and hazte ([ˈast̪e]) 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 37578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hacete is recorded at frequency rank #24,519, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈset̪e]. hazte is at rank #13,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈast̪e].

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 37578, this pair ranks #174,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hacete vs hazte

Shared letters: aeht. Private to "hacete": c. Private to "hazte": z.

"hacete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "hazte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hacete ← ahcete · haccete · haceet · hacette · hactee · haecte · hasete · hcaete
  • hazte ← ahzte · hatze · hazet · haztte · hazzte · hhazte · hzate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hacete" and "hazte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈset̪e] versus [ˈast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hacete" or "hazte" show up more?
"hazte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,059 in our Spanish list, against #24,519 for "hacete". 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 "hacete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hazte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hacete" and "hazte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacete 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 #174,584 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