hasstevshasteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“hasste” and “haste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,765
“hasste” frequency rank
#9,562
“haste” frequency rank
37327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hasste haste
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hasten

Same sound, different letters: hasste vs haste

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.

6 ch
hasste
5 ch
haste

Same sound, different spelling - hasste / haste

This is the hard kind. hasste and haste are pronounced identically ([ˈhastə]) 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 37327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hasste is recorded at frequency rank #27,765, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhastə]. haste is at rank #9,562, 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 37327, this pair ranks #1,593,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hasste vs haste

Shared letters: aehst. Private to "hasste": -. Private to "haste": -.

"hasste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "haste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hassteahsste · hasset · hasstte · hastse · haßte · hhasste · hsaste
  • hasteahste · haset · hastte · hatse · hhaste · hsate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hasste" and "haste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same ([ˈhastə]), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "hasste" or "haste"?
"haste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,562 in our German list, against #27,765 for "hasste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hasste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "haste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,593,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hasste" and "haste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hasser vs hasste". 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 #1,593,089 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