Which to use
“hardy” and “hasty” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,799
- “hardy” frequency rank
- #19,854
- “hasty” frequency rank
- 28653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hardy | hasty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. | Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time. |
Where the eye mixes hardy and hasty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hardy with hasty
A purely visual mix-up. hardy (/ˈhɑɹdi/) and hasty (/ˈheɪsti/) 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 28653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hardy is recorded at frequency rank #8,799, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈhɑɹdi/. hasty is at rank #19,854, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈheɪsti/.
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 28653, this pair ranks #369,383 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hardy vs hasty
Shared letters: ahy. Private to "hardy": dr. Private to "hasty": st.
"hardy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hasty" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hardy" and "hasty" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hardy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hasty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,383 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hardy" and "hasty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hammy vs hasty". 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 #369,383 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.