Which to use
“hache” and “hecho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,844
- “hache” frequency rank
- #125
- “hecho” frequency rank
- 47969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hache | hecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de la letra h. | Acción u obra producida. |
Where the eye mixes hache and hecho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hache and hecho follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hache with hecho
A purely visual mix-up. hache ([ˈat͡ʃe]) and hecho ([ˈet͡ʃo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47969, 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]. hecho is at rank #125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃo].
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 47969, this pair ranks #117,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hache vs hecho
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "hache": a. Private to "hecho": o.
"hache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hecho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hache" and "hecho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hache" or "hecho" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hache" and "hecho" 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 "hecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hache" and "hecho" 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 #117,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.