hagáisvshaganConfusable pair

Which to use

“hagáis” and “hagan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,694
“hagáis” frequency rank
#1,413
“hagan” frequency rank
23107
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hagáis hagan
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse.

Where the eye mixes hagáis and hagan

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

6 ch
hagáis
5 ch
hagan

Visual trap between hagáis and hagan

A purely visual mix-up. hagáis ([aˈɣ̞ajs]) and hagan ([ˈaɣ̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hagáis is recorded at frequency rank #21,694, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ajs]. hagan is at rank #1,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ãn].

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 23107, this pair ranks #247,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hagáis vs hagan

Shared letters: agh. Private to "hagáis": isá. Private to "hagan": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hagan ← ahgan · haagn · hagann · haggan · hagna · hgaan · hhagan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hagáis" for "hagan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ajs] versus [ˈaɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hagáis" or "hagan"?
"hagan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,413 in our Spanish list, against #21,694 for "hagáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hagáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hagan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #247,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hagáis" and "hagan" 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 #247,354 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