hashvshazWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#37,647
“hash” frequency rank
#2,346
“haz” frequency rank
39993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hash haz
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. Porción atada de objetos alargados como espigas de trigo, ramas, flechas, etc.

Where the eye mixes hash and haz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
hash
3 ch
haz

Why the eye confuses hash with haz

A purely visual mix-up. hash ([ˈxaʃ]) and haz ([ˈas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39993, 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]. haz is at rank #2,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈas].

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 39993, this pair ranks #161,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hash vs haz

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hash": s. Private to "haz": z.

"hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "haz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hashahsh · hahs · hashh · hassh · hhash · hsah

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hash" and "haz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxaʃ] versus [ˈas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hash" or "haz"?
"haz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,346 in our Spanish list, against #37,647 for "hash". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hash" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "haz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hash" and "haz" 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 #161,498 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