Which to use
“hast” is a verb and “Hsi” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,858
- “hast” frequency rank
- #47,104
- “Hsi” frequency rank
- 70962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hast | Hsi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | second-person singular simple present indicative of have | A surname. |
Letter map: hast vs Hsi
Shared letters muted; letters that set hast and Hsi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hast runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Hsi's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hast and Hsi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hast is averb and Hsianame. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70962, 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/. Hsi is at rank #47,104, tagged as aname.
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 70962, this pair ranks #48,551 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hast vs Hsi
Shared letters: hs. Private to "hast": at. Private to "Hsi": i.
"hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hsi" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hast ← ahst · hasst · hastt · hhast · hsat
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "hast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hsi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,551 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hast" and "Hsi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HIIT vs Hsi". 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 #48,551 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.