gehasstvsgepasstConfusable pair

Which to use

“gehasst” and “gepasst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,299
“gehasst” frequency rank
#13,374
“gepasst” frequency rank
27673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gehasst gepasst
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hassen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs passen

Where the eye mixes gehasst and gepasst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehasst and gepasst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gehasst
7 ch
gepasst

Look-alike desk: gehasst vs gepasst

A purely visual mix-up. gehasst ([ɡəˈhast]) and gepasst ([ɡəˈpast]) 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 a single letter - h in “gehasst” becomes p in “gepasst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gehasst is recorded at frequency rank #14,299, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhast]. gepasst is at rank #13,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpast].

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 27673, this pair ranks #1,797,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gehasst vs gepasst

Shared letters: aegst. Private to "gehasst": h. Private to "gepasst": p.

"gehasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gepasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gehasst ← eghasst · geahsst · gehasstt · gehast · gehasts · gehaßt · gehhasst · gehsast
  • gepasst ← egpasst · geapsst · gepasstt · gepast · gepasts · gepaßt · geppasst · gepsast

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gehasst" for "gepasst" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhast] versus [ɡəˈpast]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gehasst" or "gepasst" show up more?
"gepasst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,374 in our German list, against #14,299 for "gehasst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gehasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gepasst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,797,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gehasst" and "gepasst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gepasst vs gepusht". 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 #1,797,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list