Which to use
“haga” and “hágase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #628
- “haga” frequency rank
- #28,784
- “hágase” frequency rank
- 29412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haga | hágase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse. | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de hacerse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes haga and hágase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. haga runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hágase's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between haga and hágase
A purely visual mix-up. haga ([ˈaɣ̞a]) and hágase ([ˈaɣ̞ase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haga is recorded at frequency rank #628, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞a]. hágase is at rank #28,784, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ase].
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 29412, this pair ranks #217,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haga vs hágase
Shared letters: agh. Private to "haga": -. Private to "hágase": esá.
"haga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hágase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haga ← ahga · haag · hagga · hgaa · hhaga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haga" for "hágase" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "haga" or "hágase" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "haga" and "hágase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "haga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hágase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haga" and "hágase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hablase vs hágase". 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 #217,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.