hayáisvshayanTell them apart

Which to use

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

#30,931
“hayáis” frequency rank
#1,452
“hayan” frequency rank
32383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hayáis hayan
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de haber. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de haber.

Where the eye mixes hayáis and hayan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hayáis runs 6 letters (CVVVVC) against hayan's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
hayáis
5 ch
hayan

Look-alike desk: hayáis vs hayan

A purely visual mix-up. hayáis ([aˈʝajs]) and hayan ([ˈaʝãn]) 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 32383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hayáis is recorded at frequency rank #30,931, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈʝajs]. hayan is at rank #1,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʝãn].

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 32383, this pair ranks #202,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hayáis vs hayan

Shared letters: ahy. Private to "hayáis": isá. Private to "hayan": n.

"hayáis" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC  ·  "hayan" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hayan ← ahyan · haayn · hayann · hayna · hayyan · hhayan · hyaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hayáis" and "hayan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈʝajs] versus [ˈaʝãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hayáis" vs "hayan" - which ranks higher?
"hayan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,452 in our Spanish list, against #30,931 for "hayáis". 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 "hayáis" and "hayan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hayáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hayan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hayáis" and "hayan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hachís vs hayáis". 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 #202,259 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