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

#28,780
“hicieras” frequency rank
#825
“hicieron” frequency rank
29605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hicieras hicieron
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) 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 hicieras and hicieron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hicieras and hicieron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
hicieras
8 ch
hicieron

Look-alike desk: hicieras vs hicieron

A purely visual mix-up. hicieras ([iˈsjeɾas]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hicieras is recorded at frequency rank #28,780, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈsjeɾas]. 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 29605, this pair ranks #216,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hicieras vs hicieron

Shared letters: cehir. Private to "hicieras": as. Private to "hicieron": no.

"hicieras" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "hicieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hicieras ← hciieras · hhicieras · hiccieras · hiceiras · hiciears · hicierass · hicierras · hiciersa
  • hicieron ← hciieron · hhicieron · hiccieron · hiceiron · hicieorn · hicierno · hicieronn · hicierron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hicieras" for "hicieron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iˈsjeɾas] versus [iˈsjeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hicieras" or "hicieron"?
"hicieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #825 in our Spanish list, against #28,780 for "hicieras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hicieras" 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 #216,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hicieras" and "hicieron" 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 #216,163 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