Which to use
“hazaña” is a noun and “humana” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,610
- “hazaña” frequency rank
- #1,548
- “humana” frequency rank
- 16158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hazaña | humana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción heroica o destacable que exige un gran esfuerzo o valor, por lo que es digna de aclamación. | Forma del femenino de humano. |
Where the eye mixes hazaña and humana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hazaña and humana follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hazaña and humana
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hazaña is [aˈsaɲa] while humana is [uˈmana]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hazaña is recorded at frequency rank #14,610, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈsaɲa]. humana is at rank #1,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced [uˈmana].
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 16158, this pair ranks #277,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hazaña vs humana
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hazaña": zñ. Private to "humana": mnu.
"hazaña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "humana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- humana ← hhumana · hmuana · huamna · humaan · humanna · hummana · humnaa · uhmana
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hazaña" and "humana" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hazaña" vs "humana" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hazaña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hazaña" and "humana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hana vs hazaña". 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 #277,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.