HassesvshassteTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#39,987
“Hasses” frequency rank
#27,765
“hasste” frequency rank
67752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hasses hasste
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hass 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen

Where the eye mixes Hasses and hasste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Hasses
6 ch
hasste

Why the eye confuses Hasses with hasste

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hasses is [ˈhasəs] while hasste is [ˈhastə]. 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 67752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hasses is recorded at frequency rank #39,987, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhasəs]. hasste is at rank #27,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhastə].

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 67752, this pair ranks #529,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hasses vs hasste

Shared letters: aehs. Private to "Hasses": -. Private to "hasste": t.

"Hasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hasste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hassesahsses · hasess · hassess · hassse · haßes · hhasses · hsases
  • hassteahsste · hasset · hasstte · hastse · haßte · hhasste · hsaste

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hasses" for "hasste" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hasses" is a noun and "hasste" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Hasses" or "hasste" show up more?
"hasste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,765 in our German list, against #39,987 for "Hasses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Hasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hasste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #529,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hasses" and "hasste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasser vs Hasses". 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 #529,873 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