Which to use
“hamaca” and “hazaña” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,678
- “hamaca” frequency rank
- #14,610
- “hazaña” frequency rank
- 44288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hamaca | hazaña |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mueble formado por una red o tela de forma oblonga suspendida por sus extremos de árboles o postes, de tal modo de permitir a una o más personas acostarse en ella. | Acción heroica o destacable que exige un gran esfuerzo o valor, por lo que es digna de aclamación. |
Where the eye mixes hamaca and hazaña
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hamaca and hazaña follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hamaca with hazaña
A purely visual mix-up. hamaca ([aˈmaka]) and hazaña ([aˈsaɲa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hamaca is recorded at frequency rank #29,678, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈmaka]. hazaña is at rank #14,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈsaɲa].
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 44288, this pair ranks #137,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hamaca vs hazaña
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hamaca": cm. Private to "hazaña": zñ.
"hamaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hazaña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hamaca ← ahmaca · haamca · hamaac · hamacca · hamcaa · hammaca · hhamaca · hmaaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hamaca" and "hazaña" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hamaca" or "hazaña"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hamaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hazaña" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hamaca" and "hazaña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hamaca vs hampa". 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 #137,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.