hachísvshagáisWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hachís is a noun, hagáis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hachís” is a noun and “hagáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,253
“hachís” frequency rank
#21,694
“hagáis” frequency rank
60947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hachís hagáis
Definition 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. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse.

Where the eye mixes hachís and hagáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hachís (CVCCVC) and hagáis (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
hachís
6 ch
hagáis

Why the eye confuses hachís with hagáis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hachís is [aˈt͡ʃis] while hagáis is [aˈɣ̞ajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hachís is recorded at frequency rank #39,253, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈt͡ʃis]. hagáis is at rank #21,694, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ajs].

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 60947, this pair ranks #57,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hachís vs hagáis

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "hachís": cí. Private to "hagáis": giá.

"hachís" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hagáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hachís" and "hagáis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hachís" is a noun and "hagáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hachís" or "hagáis"?
"hagáis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,694 in our Spanish list, against #39,253 for "hachís". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hachís" and "hagáis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hachís" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hagáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hachís" and "hagáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hache vs hachís". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #57,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list