hadasvshagáisWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#11,791
“hadas” frequency rank
#21,694
“hagáis” frequency rank
33485
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hadas hagáis
Definition Ofrenda de ramas de mirto (Myrtus communis) con sus hojas que forma parte de las arba minim, las cuatro especies que los judíos piadosos ofrecen como parte de la festividad de Sucot. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse.

Where the eye mixes hadas and hagáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hadas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hagáis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
hadas
6 ch
hagáis

Look-alike desk: hadas vs hagáis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hadas is [ˈað̞as] while hagáis is [aˈɣ̞ajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hadas is recorded at frequency rank #11,791, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈað̞as]. 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 33485, this pair ranks #196,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hadas vs hagáis

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "hadas": d. Private to "hagáis": giá.

"hadas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hagáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hadas ← ahdas · haads · hadass · haddas · hadsa · hdaas · hhadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hadas" and "hagáis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hadas" is a noun and "hagáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "hadas" vs "hagáis" - which ranks higher?
"hadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,791 in our Spanish list, against #21,694 for "hagáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hadas" 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 #196,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hadas" and "hagáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hagáis vs háganse". 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 #196,548 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