Which to use
“gefasste” is an adjective and “gehasst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,066
- “gefasste” frequency rank
- #14,299
- “gehasst” frequency rank
- 47365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefasste | gehasst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hassen |
Where the eye mixes gefasste and gehasst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefasste runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gehasst's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefasste vs gehasst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefasste is [ɡəˈfastə] while gehasst is [ɡəˈhast]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefasste is recorded at frequency rank #33,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfastə]. gehasst is at rank #14,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhast].
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 47365, this pair ranks #1,286,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefasste vs gehasst
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gefasste": f. Private to "gehasst": h.
"gefasste" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gehasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefasste" for "gehasst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefasste" vs "gehasst" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefasste" and "gehasst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefasste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehasst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefasste" and "gehasst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährte vs gefasste". 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 #1,286,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.