HaschvshasstTell them apart

Quick tell: Hasch is a noun, hasst is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hasch” is a noun and “hasst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,586
“Hasch” frequency rank
#5,962
“hasst” frequency rank
46548
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hasch hasst
Definition aus dem von den Drüsenhaaren an Blättern, Blüten und Stengeln (besonders der weiblichen Pflanzen) ausgeschiedenen harzartigen Sekret ursprünglich vor allem in Indien und im Orient (Naher Osten und Nordafrika) angebauter Sorten des Indischen Hanfs (Cannabis sativa indica) gewonnenes Mittel beziehungsweise Präparat, das bei Einnahme einen durch die im Sekret befindlichen ätherischen Öle (vor allem durch den darin enthaltenen psychoaktiven Wirkstoff Tetrahydrocannabinol) verursachten Rauschzustand bewirkt und deshalb als Ingredienz vor allem von Rauchwaren sowie Gebäck, Süßigkeiten und Getränken verwendet wird (und daher als Genussmittel, Mode- und Volksdroge zu psychischer [nicht physischer] Abhängigkeit führen und dessen Genuss sich somit als Einstiegsdroge zu stärkeren Rauschgiften auswirken kann, wodurch sich – international – eine Uneinigkeit bezüglich Tolerierung und Legalisierung des Besitzes, Konsums und Handels erklärt) 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hassen

Where the eye mixes Hasch and hasst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Hasch
5 ch
hasst

Why the eye confuses Hasch with hasst

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hasch is [haʃ] while hasst 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 46548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hasch is recorded at frequency rank #40,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [haʃ]. hasst is at rank #5,962, 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 46548, this pair ranks #1,315,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hasch vs hasst

Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hasch": c. Private to "hasst": t.

"Hasch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "hasst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Haschahsch · hacsh · hascch · haschh · hashc · hassch · hhasch · hsach
  • hasstahsst · hasstt · hasts · haßt · hhasst · hsast

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hasch" for "hasst" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hasch" is a noun and "hasst" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Hasch" or "hasst" show up more?
"hasst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,962 in our German list, against #40,586 for "Hasch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hasst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,315,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hasch" and "hasst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Harsch vs Hasch". 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 #1,315,285 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