hanvshozWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#85
“han” frequency rank
#23,446
“hoz” frequency rank
23531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature han hoz
Definition Grupo étnico de China. Constituyen el 92% de la República Popular China, 98% en Taiwán, 75% en Singapur y aproximadamente el 20% de la población mundial. Herramienta para segar trigo y otros cereales. Está formada por un mango corto que se ase con una sola mano y una hoja metálica curva con filo y dientes pequeños por el lado interior. La forma de la hoja permite que se de un corte se pueda cosechar un manojo de cañas y espigas.

Where the eye mixes han and hoz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
han
3 ch
hoz

Visual trap between han and hoz

A purely visual mix-up. han ([ˈãn]) and hoz ([ˈos]) 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 23531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

han is recorded at frequency rank #85, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈãn]. hoz is at rank #23,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈos].

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 23531, this pair ranks #245,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of han vs hoz

Shared letters: h. Private to "han": an. Private to "hoz": oz.

"han" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hoz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "han" for "hoz" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈãn] versus [ˈos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "han" or "hoz"?
"han" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #85 in our Spanish list, against #23,446 for "hoz". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "han" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hoz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "han" and "hoz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoz vs hut". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #245,374 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