Which to use
“hare” is a noun and “hast” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,584
- “hare” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 40749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hare | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Hase | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Letter map: hare vs hast
Shared letters muted; letters that set hare and hast apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hare (CVCV) and hast (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hare and hast
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hare is anoun and hastaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hare is recorded at frequency rank #40,584, classified as anoun, 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 40749, this pair ranks #1,499,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hare vs hast
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hare": er. Private to "hast": st.
"hare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hare" for "hast" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hare" vs "hast" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "hare" and "hast". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hare" 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 #1,499,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hare" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hare 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 #1,499,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.