# haste vs Hesse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### haste
*noun · IPA /heɪst/ · frequency rank #17,853*
Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

### Hesse
*name · IPA /ˈhɛs/ · frequency rank #34,104*
A state of modern Germany.

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