Which to use
“hasst” and “hast” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,962
- “hasst” frequency rank
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- 6127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasst | hast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hassen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben |
Same sound, different letters: hasst vs hast
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - hasst / hast
This is the hard kind. hasst and hast are pronounced identically ([hast]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasst is recorded at frequency rank #5,962, classified as averb, pronounced [hast]. 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 6127, this pair ranks #1,992,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hasst vs hast
Shared letters: ahst. Private to "hasst": -. Private to "hast": -.
"hasst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hasst" for "hast" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hasst" or "hast"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "hasst" / "hast". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasst" 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 #1,992,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasst" and "hast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hash vs hasst". 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 #1,992,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.