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Which to use

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

#2,214
“hiciste” frequency rank
#43,633
“hicisteis” frequency rank
45847
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hiciste hicisteis
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hacer o de hacerse.

Where the eye mixes hiciste and hicisteis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hiciste runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against hicisteis's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
hiciste
9 ch
hicisteis

Look-alike desk: hiciste vs hicisteis

A purely visual mix-up. hiciste ([iˈsist̪e]) and hicisteis ([iˈsist̪ejs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “hiciste” sits inside “hicisteis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hiciste is recorded at frequency rank #2,214, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈsist̪e]. hicisteis is at rank #43,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈsist̪ejs].

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 45847, this pair ranks #129,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hiciste vs hicisteis

Shared letters: cehist. Private to "hiciste": -. Private to "hicisteis": -.

"hiciste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "hicisteis" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hiciste ← hciiste · hhiciste · hicciste · hiciset · hicisste · hicistte · hicitse · hicsite
  • hicisteis ← hciisteis · hhicisteis · hiccisteis · hicisetis · hicissteis · hicisteiss · hicistesi · hicisties

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hiciste" for "hicisteis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iˈsist̪e] versus [iˈsist̪ejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hiciste" vs "hicisteis" - which ranks higher?
"hiciste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,214 in our Spanish list, against #43,633 for "hicisteis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hiciste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hicisteis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #129,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hiciste" and "hicisteis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hiciese vs hiciste". 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 #129,125 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