Which to use
“hasta” is a preposition and “hate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #62
- “hasta” frequency rank
- #23,441
- “hate” frequency rank
- 23503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasta | hate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preposición que indica el fin o término de una actividad, sea en sentido locativo, cronológico o cuantitativo. | Odiar, detestar. |
Where the eye mixes hasta and hate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hasta vs hate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hasta is [ˈast̪a] while hate is /heɪt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasta is recorded at frequency rank #62, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈast̪a]. hate is at rank #23,441, tagged as averb, pronounced /heɪt/.
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 23503, this pair ranks #245,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hasta vs hate
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hasta": s. Private to "hate": e.
"hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hasta" for "hate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hasta" vs "hate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hasta" and "hate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasta" and "hate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hate". 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 #245,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.