Which to use
“harto” is an adjective and “hito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,516
- “harto” frequency rank
- #11,592
- “hito” frequency rank
- 17108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harto | hito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene fastidio o cansancio. | Piedra o columna que, fijada en el suelo y convenientemente indicada, marca la dirección en los caminos, las distancias y los límites de un territorio o propiedad. |
Where the eye mixes harto and hito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: harto vs hito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: harto is [ˈaɾt̪o] while hito is [ˈit̪o]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harto is recorded at frequency rank #5,516, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɾt̪o]. hito is at rank #11,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪o].
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 17108, this pair ranks #273,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of harto vs hito
Shared letters: hot. Private to "harto": ar. Private to "hito": i.
"harto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "harto" and "hito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "harto" or "hito" show up more?
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 "harto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harto" and "hito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hito vs hut". 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 #273,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.