Which to use
“half” and “hast” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,182
- “half” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 5347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes half and hast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between half and hast
A purely visual mix-up. half ([half]) and hast ([hast]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
half is recorded at frequency rank #5,182, classified as averb, pronounced [half]. 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 5347, this pair ranks #1,995,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hast
Shared letters: ah. Private to "half": fl. Private to "hast": st.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "half" and "hast" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "half" or "hast"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "half" 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 #1,995,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "half 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 #1,995,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.