Which to use
“hicieran” and “hicieron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,005
- “hicieran” frequency rank
- #825
- “hicieron” frequency rank
- 8830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hicieran | hicieron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. |
Where the eye mixes hicieran and hicieron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hicieran and hicieron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hicieran and hicieron
A purely visual mix-up. hicieran ([iˈsjeɾãn]) and hicieron ([iˈsjeɾõn]) 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 “hicieran” becomes o in “hicieron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hicieran is recorded at frequency rank #8,005, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈsjeɾãn]. hicieron is at rank #825, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈsjeɾõn].
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 8830, this pair ranks #303,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hicieran vs hicieron
Shared letters: cehinr. Private to "hicieran": a. Private to "hicieron": o.
"hicieran" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "hicieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hicieran" for "hicieron" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hicieran" and "hicieron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hicieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hicieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hicieran" and "hicieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hicieran vs hiciesen". 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 #303,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.