Which to use
“hash” and “hush” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,647
- “hash” frequency rank
- #38,171
- “hush” frequency rank
- 75818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hash | hush |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Silencio. |
Where the eye mixes hash and hush
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hash and hush
A purely visual mix-up. hash ([ˈxaʃ]) and hush (/hʌʃ/) 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 a single letter - a in “hash” becomes u in “hush”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75818, 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]. hush is at rank #38,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hʌʃ/.
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 75818, this pair ranks #18,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hash vs hush
Shared letters: hs. Private to "hash": a. Private to "hush": u.
"hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hush" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hash" for "hush" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hash" or "hush" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hash" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hush" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hash" and "hush" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hucha vs hush". 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 #18,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.