make haste
"make-haste" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make haste” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To hurry or hasten.
Corpus desk
Index EN-make-haste · make haste · English
make haste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make haste |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “make haste” in English
Rare enough to double-check
make haste is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To hurry or hasten.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for make haste, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is make haste, spelled M-A-K-E- -H-A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1To hurry or hasten.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how make haste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Since I have your good leave to go away, I will make haste: but, till I come again, No bed shall e'er be guilty of my stay, Nor rest be interposer 'twixt us twain.
Bid the players make haste. Will you two help to hasten them?
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.