Which to use
“Hass” is a noun and “hast” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,598
- “Hass” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 2763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hass | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes Hass and hast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hass and hast
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hass is [has] while hast is [hast]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Hass” becomes t in “hast”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hass is recorded at frequency rank #2,598, classified as anoun, pronounced [has]. 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 2763, this pair ranks #2,001,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hass vs hast
Shared letters: ahs. Private to "Hass": -. Private to "hast": t.
"Hass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hass" and "hast" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hass" vs "hast" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hass" and "hast" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hass" 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 #2,001,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hass" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hass 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 #2,001,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.