Which to use
“hiciese” and “hiciesen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,271
- “hiciese” frequency rank
- #43,054
- “hiciesen” frequency rank
- 61325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hiciese | hiciesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo 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 hiciese and hiciesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hiciese runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against hiciesen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hiciese and hiciesen
A purely visual mix-up. hiciese ([iˈsjese]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hiciese” sits inside “hiciesen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hiciese is recorded at frequency rank #18,271, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈsjese]. 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 61325, this pair ranks #55,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hiciese vs hiciesen
Shared letters: cehis. Private to "hiciese": -. Private to "hiciesen": n.
"hiciese" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "hiciesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hiciese" and "hiciesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hiciese" or "hiciesen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hiciese" 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 #55,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hiciese" and "hiciesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hiciesen vs hubiesen". 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 #55,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.