Which to use
“Haar” is a noun and “hast” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,256
- “Haar” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 3421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Haar | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hornfäden, die auf dem Körper von Menschen und Säugetieren wachsen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes Haar and hast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Haar and hast
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Haar is [haːɐ̯] while hast is [hast]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Haar is recorded at frequency rank #3,256, classified as anoun, pronounced [haːɐ̯]. hast is at rank #165, tagged as averb, pronounced [hast].
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 3421, this pair ranks #2,000,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Haar vs hast
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Haar": r. Private to "hast": st.
"Haar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Haar" and "hast" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Haar" or "hast" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Haar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Haar" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haar vs haze". 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 #2,000,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.