Which to use
“hast” and “hasta” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,858
- “hast” frequency rank
- #49,380
- “hasta” frequency rank
- 73238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hast | hasta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | second-person singular simple present indicative of have | third-person singular simple present indicative of hafta: Contraction of has to (“is required to”). |
Where the eye mixes hast and hasta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hast runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hasta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hast and hasta
A purely visual mix-up. hast (/hæst/) and hasta (/ˈhæstə/) 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 extra letter(s) - “hast” sits inside “hasta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hast is recorded at frequency rank #23,858, classified as averb, pronounced /hæst/. hasta is at rank #49,380, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhæstə/.
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 73238, this pair ranks #40,298 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hast vs hasta
Shared letters: ahst. Private to "hast": -. Private to "hasta": -.
"hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hast" and "hasta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hast" or "hasta"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hast" and "hasta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hasta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,298 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hast" and "hasta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hasta vs Hosea". 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 #40,298 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.