Which to use
“hash” and “hast” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,335
- “hash” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 45500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hash | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fleisch oder Gemüse hacken, Fleisch zu Hackfleisch verarbeiten | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes hash and hast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hash and hast follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hash vs hast
A purely visual mix-up. hash ([hæʃ]) 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 differ by a single letter - h in “hash” becomes t in “hast”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hash is recorded at frequency rank #45,335, classified as averb, pronounced [hæʃ]. 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 45500, this pair ranks #1,350,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hash vs hast
Shared letters: ahs. Private to "hash": -. Private to "hast": t.
"hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hash" and "hast" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hash" or "hast"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hash" and "hast" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hash" 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 #1,350,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hash" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hash 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 #1,350,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.