hastigvshostingWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hastig is a adjective, hosting is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hastig” is an adjective and “hosting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,600
“hastig” frequency rank
#37,573
“hosting” frequency rank
69173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hastig hosting
Definition zu schnell und ohne Sorgfalt, genaue Überlegung oder große Vorbereitung; in großer Eile Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs host

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hastig and hosting apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
hastig
7 ch
hosting

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hastig is anadjective and hostingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hastig is recorded at frequency rank #31,600, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhastɪç]. hosting is at rank #37,573, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 69173, this pair ranks #484,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hastig vs hosting

Shared letters: ghist. Private to "hastig": a. Private to "hosting": no.

"hastig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hosting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hastigahstig · hasitg · hasstig · hastgi · hastigg · hasttig · hatsig · hhastig
  • hostinghhosting · hositng · hossting · hostign · hostingg · hostinng · hostnig · hostting

Frequency comparison

hastig#31,600
hosting#37,573

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hastig" and "hosting" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hastig" is an adjective and "hosting" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hastig" or "hosting"?
"hastig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,600 in our German list, against #37,573 for "hosting". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hastig vs hosting

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “hastig”; for a verb, it's “hosting”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hastig” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list