Which to use
“hait” and “hasta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,993
- “hait” frequency rank
- #46,206
- “hasta” frequency rank
- 71199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hait | hasta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. | Variante de has to. |
Where the eye mixes hait and hasta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hait runs 4 letters (CVVC) against hasta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hait and hasta
A purely visual mix-up. hait (^((h aspiré))\ɛ\) and hasta (\ˈhæs.tə\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hait is recorded at frequency rank #24,993, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛ\. hasta is at rank #46,206, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈhæs.tə\.
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 71199, this pair ranks #48,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hait vs hasta
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hait": i. Private to "hasta": s.
"hait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hait" and "hasta" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hait" vs "hasta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hasta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hait" and "hasta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hash vs hasta". 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 #48,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.