Which to use
“habs” is an abbrev and “hast” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,992
- “habs” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 5157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habs | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | habe es | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Letter map: habs vs hast
Shared letters muted; letters that set habs and hast apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for habs / hast
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: habs is anabbrev and hastaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habs is recorded at frequency rank #4,992, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. 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 5157, this pair ranks #1,995,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habs vs hast
Shared letters: ahs. Private to "habs": b. Private to "hast": t.
"habs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habs" and "hast" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "habs" or "hast" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "habs" vs "hast" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "habs" 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 #1,995,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habs" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habs vs puzzles". 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 #1,995,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.