Which to use
“hicieron” and “hiciesen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #825
- “hicieron” frequency rank
- #43,054
- “hiciesen” frequency rank
- 43879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hicieron | hiciesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de hacer o de hacerse. |
Where the eye mixes hicieron and hiciesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hicieron and hiciesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hicieron and hiciesen
A purely visual mix-up. hicieron ([iˈsjeɾõn]) and hiciesen ([iˈsjesẽn]) 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 43879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hicieron is recorded at frequency rank #825, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈsjeɾõn]. hiciesen is at rank #43,054, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈsjesẽn].
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 43879, this pair ranks #140,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hicieron vs hiciesen
Shared letters: cehin. Private to "hicieron": or. Private to "hiciesen": s.
"hicieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "hiciesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hicieron" and "hiciesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hicieron" or "hiciesen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hicieron" and "hiciesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hicieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hiciesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hicieron" and "hiciesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hiciese 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 #140,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.