hagasvshanaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,116
“hagas” frequency rank
#33,159
“hana” frequency rank
35275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hagas hana
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de hacer. Flor

Where the eye mixes hagas and hana

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
hagas
4 ch
hana

Look-alike desk: hagas vs hana

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hagas is [ˈaɣ̞as] while hana is [ha̠na̠]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hagas is recorded at frequency rank #2,116, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞as]. hana is at rank #33,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ha̠na̠].

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 35275, this pair ranks #186,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hagas vs hana

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hagas": gs. Private to "hana": n.

"hagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hagasahgas · haags · hagass · haggas · hagsa · hgaas · hhagas
  • hanaahna · haan · hanna · hhana · hnaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hagas" for "hana" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hagas" is a verb and "hana" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hagas" or "hana"?
"hagas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,116 in our Spanish list, against #33,159 for "hana". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "hagas" and "hana" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hagas" and "hana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hana". 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 #186,973 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