Which to use
“hash” and “hato” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,647
- “hash” frequency rank
- #31,377
- “hato” frequency rank
- 69024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hash | hato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Función que mapea y codifica los elementos desde un dominio a otro espacio. Debe cumplir con las propiedades de ser: determinística, no monótona, resistente a la preimagen, no inyectiva y resistente a las colisiones. Sus usos principales son para codificar información o guardar la información de un diccionario informático. | Ropa y pequeño ajuar para el uso preciso y ordinario. |
Where the eye mixes hash and hato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hash with hato
A purely visual mix-up. hash ([ˈxaʃ]) and hato ([ˈat̪o]) 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 69024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hash is recorded at frequency rank #37,647, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈxaʃ]. hato is at rank #31,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat̪o].
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 69024, this pair ranks #33,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hash vs hato
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hash": s. Private to "hato": ot.
"hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hash" for "hato" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hash" or "hato" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hash" and "hato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hash" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hash" and "hato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hash". 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 #33,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.