Which to use
“hachís” is a noun and “hechas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,253
- “hachís” frequency rank
- #3,634
- “hechas” frequency rank
- 42887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hachís | hechas |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del femenino plural de hecho, participio irregular de hacer o de hacerse. |
Where the eye mixes hachís and hechas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hachís and hechas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hachís vs hechas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hachís is [aˈt͡ʃis] while hechas is [ˈet͡ʃas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42887, 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]. hechas is at rank #3,634, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈet͡ʃas].
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 42887, this pair ranks #145,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hachís vs hechas
Shared letters: achs. Private to "hachís": í. Private to "hechas": e.
"hachís" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hechas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hechas ← ehchas · hcehas · hecahs · hecchas · hechass · hechhas · hechsa · hehcas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hachís" and "hechas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hachís" vs "hechas" - 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 "hachís" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hechas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hachís" and "hechas" 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 #145,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.