Which to use
“hash” and “HTS” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,436
- “hash” frequency rank
- #43,697
- “HTS” frequency rank
- 56133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hash | HTS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. | Abbreviation of high-temperature superconductivity. |
Letter map: hash vs HTS
Shared letters muted; letters that set hash and HTS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: hash and HTS
hash and HTS are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hash is recorded at frequency rank #12,436, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhæʃ/. HTS is at rank #43,697, tagged as anoun.
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 56133, this pair ranks #128,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hash vs HTS
Shared letters: hs. Private to "hash": a. Private to "HTS": t.
"hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "HTS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hash ← ahsh · hahs · hashh · hassh · hhash
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hash" and "HTS" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "hash" or "HTS" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hash" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "HTS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hash" and "HTS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HRW vs HTS". 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 #128,477 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.