hatovshazWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#31,377
“hato” frequency rank
#2,346
“haz” frequency rank
33723
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hato haz
Definition Ropa y pequeño ajuar para el uso preciso y ordinario. Porción atada de objetos alargados como espigas de trigo, ramas, flechas, etc.

Where the eye mixes hato and haz

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

4 ch
hato
3 ch
haz

Why the eye confuses hato with haz

A purely visual mix-up. hato ([ˈat̪o]) 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 33723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hato is recorded at frequency rank #31,377, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat̪o]. 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 33723, this pair ranks #195,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hato vs haz

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hato": ot. Private to "haz": z.

"hato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "haz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hatoahto · haot · hatto · hhato · htao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hato" and "haz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈat̪o] versus [ˈas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hato" vs "haz" - which ranks higher?
"haz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,346 in our Spanish list, against #31,377 for "hato". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hato" and "haz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hato" 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 #195,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hato" and "haz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hato". 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 #195,231 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