hasten

[ˈhastn̩]

/[ˈhastn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hasten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,048 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#89,048
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich schnell bewegen, sich in Hast bewegen

Key facts for hasten
PropertyValue
Headwordhasten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhastn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hasten” 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). hasten lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hasten is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhastn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,048 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

hasten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hasten, spelled H-A-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich schnell bewegen, sich in Hast bewegen
  2. 2
    schnell und stoßartig reden

Synonyms

eilenhetzen

Antonyms

schleichenrastenruhenwarten

This word in other languages

hurry(English)hâter(Français)

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 "hasten"?
"hasten" is spelled H-A-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhastn̩].
What does "hasten" mean?
As a verb, "hasten" means: sich schnell bewegen, sich in Hast bewegen
How do you pronounce "hasten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hasten" is [ˈhastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hasten" come from?
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Using “hasten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list