hafta
/ˈhæf.tə/verb
hafta is spelled H-A-F-T-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hafta means “Contraction of have to (“be required to; must”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hafta?
| Letters | 5: H-A-F-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hafta?
Hafta appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hafta?
- /ˈhæf.tə/
Hafta has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hafta.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hafta?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hafta.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fatha.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hafta
- hasta present, singular, he/she/it
- hadda participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hafta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
colloquialContraction of have to (“be required to; must”).
I hafta fill in my tax return.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hafta come from?
Written form of a reduction of have to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).