Which to use
“hagan” and “hágase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,413
- “hagan” frequency rank
- #28,784
- “hágase” frequency rank
- 30197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hagan | hágase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 hagan and hágase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hagan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hágase's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hagan with hágase
A purely visual mix-up. hagan ([ˈaɣ̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hagan is recorded at frequency rank #1,413, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ãn]. 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 30197, this pair ranks #213,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hagan vs hágase
Shared letters: agh. Private to "hagan": n. Private to "hágase": esá.
"hagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hágase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hagan ← ahgan · haagn · hagann · haggan · hagna · hgaan · hhagan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hagan" and "hágase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hagan" or "hágase" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hagan" and "hágase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hagan" 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 #213,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hagan" 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 #213,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.