# hasta vs host

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hasta
*verb · IPA /ˈhæstə/ · frequency rank #49,380*
third-person singular simple present indicative of hafta: Contraction of has to (“is required to”).

### host
*noun · IPA /həʊst/ · frequency rank #1,758*
One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hasta-vs-host