Which to use
“hache” is a noun and “hecha” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,844
- “hache” frequency rank
- #2,347
- “hecha” frequency rank
- 50191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hache | hecha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de la letra h. | Forma del femenino de hecho, participio irregular de hacer o de hacerse. |
Where the eye mixes hache and hecha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hache vs hecha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hache is [ˈat͡ʃe] while hecha is [ˈet͡ʃa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hache is recorded at frequency rank #47,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe]. hecha is at rank #2,347, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃa].
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 50191, this pair ranks #104,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hache vs hecha
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "hache": -. Private to "hecha": -.
"hache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hache" and "hecha" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hache" or "hecha" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hache" and "hecha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hecha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hache" and "hecha" 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 #104,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.