맞추다 is a transitive verb, “to match with something” it always needs an object (…을 맞추다 or …에 맞추다).맞히다 is a causative verb. It makes something else 맞다 (match, correct, hit, or receive something)
It usually means “to guess correctly,” “to hit the target,” or “to make someone take something (like a vaccine).
…-을/-에 맞추다
시험 문제의 답을 맞추다. -> To match/check the answers to a test.
퍼즐을 맞추다.-> To fit puzzle pieces together.
시간을 맞추다. -> To synchronize the time.
음악에 맞춰 춤을 맞추다. -> To adjust your dancing to match the music.
맞출 수 있을까? -> Can you guess/match it correctly?
맞히다
공을 정확히 골대에 맞히다. -> To accurately hit the ball into the goal.
친구에게 퀴즈를 내고 정답을 맞히다. -> To give a quiz and make a friend guess correctly.
아이에게 예방접종을 맞히다 -> To make a child get vaccinated.
나는 쉽게 정답을 맞힐 수 있다. -> I can easily make someone guess the correct answer.
문제의 정답을 맞히다. -> To guess the correct answer.
🔥 Key Differences between 맞추다 and 맞히다
맞추다 → About matching, adjusting, or setting something to fit.
맞히다 → About hitting a target, making someone experience something, or guessing correctly.