Which to use
“hacha” and “hash” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,609
- “hacha” frequency rank
- #37,647
- “hash” frequency rank
- 52256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacha | hash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos. | Función que mapea y codifica los elementos desde un dominio a otro espacio. Debe cumplir con las propiedades de ser: determinística, no monótona, resistente a la preimagen, no inyectiva y resistente a las colisiones. Sus usos principales son para codificar información o guardar la información de un diccionario informático. |
Where the eye mixes hacha and hash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hacha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hash's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hacha vs hash
A purely visual mix-up. hacha ([ˈat͡ʃa]) and hash ([ˈxaʃ]) 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 52256, 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]. hash is at rank #37,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈxaʃ].
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 52256, this pair ranks #93,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hacha vs hash
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hacha": c. Private to "hash": s.
"hacha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hacha" and "hash" 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 "hash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacha" and "hash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hash". 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 #93,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.