Which to use
“hacha” and “hache” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,609
- “hacha” frequency rank
- #47,844
- “hache” frequency rank
- 62453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacha | hache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos. | Nombre de la letra h. |
Where the eye mixes hacha and hache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hacha and hache follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hacha and hache
A purely visual mix-up. hacha ([ˈat͡ʃa]) and hache ([ˈat͡ʃe]) 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 a single letter - a in “hacha” becomes e in “hache”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62453, 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]. hache is at rank #47,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe].
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 62453, this pair ranks #51,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hacha vs hache
Shared letters: ach. Private to "hacha": -. Private to "hache": e.
"hacha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hacha" and "hache" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hacha" or "hache"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hacha" and "hache" 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 "hache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacha" and "hache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hache 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 #51,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.