Which to use
“haste” and “hörte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,562
- “haste” frequency rank
- #3,195
- “hörte” frequency rank
- 12757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haste | hörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hasten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes haste and hörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. haste and hörte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between haste and hörte
A purely visual mix-up. haste ([ˈhastə]) and hörte ([ˈhøːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haste is recorded at frequency rank #9,562, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhastə]. hörte is at rank #3,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːɐ̯tə].
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 12757, this pair ranks #1,962,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of haste vs hörte
Shared letters: eht. Private to "haste": as. Private to "hörte": rö.
"haste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hörte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haste ← ahste · haset · hastte · hatse · hhaste · hsate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "haste" and "hörte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "haste" vs "hörte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "haste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haste" and "hörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haste". 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 #1,962,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.