Which to use
“hasn't” and “haven't” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,999
- “hasn't” frequency rank
- #808
- “haven't” frequency rank
- 2807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasn't | haven't |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Has not: negative form of the auxiliary has | have not (negative form of have) |
Where the eye mixes hasn't and haven't
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hasn't (/ˈhæz.n̩t/) and haven't (/ˈhæv.n̩t/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasn't is recorded at frequency rank #1,999, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhæz.n̩t/. haven't is at rank #808, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhæv.n̩t/.
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 2807, this pair ranks #523,982 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hasn't vs haven't
Shared letters: ahnt. Private to "hasn't": s. Private to "haven't": ev.
"hasn't" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "haven't" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC