Hass

[has]

/[has]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hass” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,598) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,598
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert

Corpus desk

Index DE-hass · Hass · German

Hass · rank #2,598 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,598
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hauses

Nearest frequency peer: Hauses (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Hass“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Hass“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hass vs hat
25% similar
Hass vs HSV
25% similar
Hass vs hau
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hass
PropertyValue
HeadwordHass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[has]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,598
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Hass“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hassliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hauses“ (#2,599), „gespannt“ (#2,596), „hierzu“ (#2,600). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hass“ bei #2,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Hass is neighbouring look-alikes ("hat", "HSV", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [has]. Frequency #2,598 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Gloss: "sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hass, with forms such as "ahss", "haß", and "hhass". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hat", "HSV", "hau", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hass, spelled H-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das hat er aus Hass getan.
  2. „Daher waren Christenfeinde in der frühen Kaiserzeit weniger von Hass gegen die neue Lehre erfüllt; ihre Abneigung entsprang vielmehr ihrer affirmativen Haltung zum Imperium.“

Synonyms

AbscheuAnimositätGrollRessentimentÜbelwollen

Antonyms

Liebe

This word in other languages

hatred(English)odio(Español)haine(Français)ódio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahss
  • haß
  • hhass
  • hsas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hass - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahss2haß2hhass1hsas2
Edit distance from "Hass"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hass"?
"Hass" is spelled H-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [has].
What does "Hass" mean?
As a noun, "Hass" means: sehr starke Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas, welche meist Aggression induziert
What words are commonly confused with "Hass"?
"Hass" is commonly confused with "hat", "HSV", "hau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hass" is [has]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hass" come from?
"Hass" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hass", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kern#2,602müde#2,604open#2,607Brot#2,585

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list