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

#33,159
“hana” frequency rank
#14,610
“hazaña” frequency rank
47769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hana hazaña
Definition Flor Acción heroica o destacable que exige un gran esfuerzo o valor, por lo que es digna de aclamación.

Where the eye mixes hana and hazaña

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hana runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hazaña's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
hana
6 ch
hazaña

Why the eye confuses hana with hazaña

A purely visual mix-up. hana ([ha̠na̠]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hana is recorded at frequency rank #33,159, classified as anoun, pronounced [ha̠na̠]. 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 47769, this pair ranks #118,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hana vs hazaña

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hana": n. Private to "hazaña": zñ.

"hana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hazaña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hana ← ahna · haan · hanna · hhana · hnaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hana" and "hazaña" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ha̠na̠] versus [aˈsaɲa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hana" or "hazaña" show up more?
"hazaña" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,610 in our Spanish list, against #33,159 for "hana". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hana" 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 #118,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hana" and "hazaña" 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 #118,207 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