hagáisvshayáisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,694
“hagáis” frequency rank
#30,931
“hayáis” frequency rank
52625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes hagáis and hayáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hagáis (CVCVVC) and hayáis (CVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
hagáis
6 ch
hayáis

Why the eye confuses hagáis with hayáis

A purely visual mix-up. hagáis ([aˈɣ̞ajs]) and hayáis ([aˈʝajs]) 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 a single letter - g in “hagáis” becomes y in “hayáis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52625, 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]. hayáis is at rank #30,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈʝajs].

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 52625, this pair ranks #91,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hagáis vs hayáis

Shared letters: ahisá. Private to "hagáis": g. Private to "hayáis": y.

"hagáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "hayáis" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hagáis" and "hayáis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ajs] versus [aˈʝajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hagáis" or "hayáis" show up more?
"hagáis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,694 in our Spanish list, against #30,931 for "hayáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "hayáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hagáis" and "hayáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hachís vs hayáis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #91,833 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