Which to use
“hachas” and “hachís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,239
- “hachas” frequency rank
- #39,253
- “hachís” frequency rank
- 71492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hachas | hachís |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de hacha. | Droga estupefaciente obtenida del cáñamo índico (Cannabis indica) a partir de su resina en bruto o purificada, Se fuma en cigarrillos o pipas, a menudo mezclado con tabaco. |
Where the eye mixes hachas and hachís
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hachas and hachís follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hachas vs hachís
A purely visual mix-up. hachas ([ˈat͡ʃas]) and hachís ([aˈt͡ʃis]) 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 “hachas” becomes í in “hachís”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hachas is recorded at frequency rank #32,239, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃas]. hachís is at rank #39,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt͡ʃis].
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 71492, this pair ranks #27,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hachas vs hachís
Shared letters: achs. Private to "hachas": -. Private to "hachís": í.
"hachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hachís" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hachas ← ahchas · hacahs · hacchas · hachass · hachhas · hachsa · hahcas · hcahas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hachas" and "hachís" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hachas" vs "hachís" - which ranks higher?
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 "hachas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hachís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hachas" and "hachís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hache vs hachís". 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 #27,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.