Which to use
“hacha” and “hachas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,609
- “hacha” frequency rank
- #32,239
- “hachas” frequency rank
- 46848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacha | hachas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos. | Forma del plural de hacha. |
Where the eye mixes hacha and hachas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hacha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hachas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hacha and hachas
A purely visual mix-up. hacha ([ˈat͡ʃa]) and hachas ([ˈat͡ʃas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “hacha” sits inside “hachas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hacha is recorded at frequency rank #14,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃa]. hachas is at rank #32,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃas].
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 46848, this pair ranks #123,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hacha vs hachas
Shared letters: ach. Private to "hacha": -. Private to "hachas": s.
"hacha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hacha" for "hachas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hacha" vs "hachas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hacha" and "hachas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hacha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hachas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacha" and "hachas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hachas 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 #123,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.