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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hasste" and "haste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hasste" or "haste"?
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.