hast
^((h aspiré))\ast\
The verdict
“hast” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hast · hast · French
hast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | hast |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\ast\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hast » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hast is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ast\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for hast in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hast, spelled H-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1Haste.
- 2Hampe.
- 3Meuble représentant l’arme du même nom dans les armoiries. Elle est généralement représentée sous la forme d'une lance, d'un javelot ou d’une pique munie d’un fer long. À rapprocher de hallebarde et ranseur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils grimpèrent un petit escalier de pierre, en vis, à l’aide d’une corde servant d’écuyer et luisante par le frottement, comme la hast d’une pertuisane.
Armes de jet et armes d’hast.
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.