Which to use
“hito” and “hurto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,592
- “hito” frequency rank
- #22,047
- “hurto” frequency rank
- 33639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hito | hurto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Piedra o columna que, fijada en el suelo y convenientemente indicada, marca la dirección en los caminos, las distancias y los límites de un territorio o propiedad. | Acción o efecto de hurtar. |
Where the eye mixes hito and hurto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hito and hurto
A purely visual mix-up. hito ([ˈit̪o]) and hurto ([ˈuɾt̪o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hito is recorded at frequency rank #11,592, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪o]. hurto is at rank #22,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuɾt̪o].
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 33639, this pair ranks #195,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hito vs hurto
Shared letters: hot. Private to "hito": i. Private to "hurto": ru.
"hito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hurto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hito" and "hurto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hito" or "hurto" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hito" and "hurto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hito" and "hurto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hurto vs hurtos". 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 #195,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.