hiciéramosvshicierasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,695
“hiciéramos” frequency rank
#28,780
“hicieras” frequency rank
61475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hiciéramos hicieras
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse.

Where the eye mixes hiciéramos and hicieras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hiciéramos runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCVC) against hicieras's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
hiciéramos
8 ch
hicieras

Look-alike desk: hiciéramos vs hicieras

A purely visual mix-up. hiciéramos ([iˈsjeɾamos]) and hicieras ([iˈsjeɾas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hiciéramos is recorded at frequency rank #32,695, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈsjeɾamos]. hicieras is at rank #28,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈsjeɾas].

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 61475, this pair ranks #55,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hiciéramos vs hicieras

Shared letters: achirs. Private to "hiciéramos": moé. Private to "hicieras": e.

"hiciéramos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC  ·  "hicieras" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hicieras ← hciieras · hhicieras · hiccieras · hiceiras · hiciears · hicierass · hicierras · hiciersa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hiciéramos" and "hicieras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([iˈsjeɾamos] versus [iˈsjeɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hiciéramos" vs "hicieras" - which ranks higher?
"hicieras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,780 in our Spanish list, against #32,695 for "hiciéramos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "hiciéramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hicieras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hiciéramos" and "hicieras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hicieras vs Higueras". 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 #55,348 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