hassten

[ˈhastn̩]

/[ˈhastn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hassten” is uncommon German (frequency #75,747 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,747
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen

Key facts for hassten
PropertyValue
Headwordhassten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhastn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hassten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hassten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hassten is uncommon German at frequency #75,747 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for hassten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hassten, spelled H-A-S-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen

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 "hassten"?
"hassten" is spelled H-A-S-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhastn̩].
What does "hassten" mean?
As a verb, "hassten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hassen
How do you pronounce "hassten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hassten" is [ˈhastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hassten" come from?
"hassten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hassten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-S-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhastn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list