Which to use
“hante” and “hasta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,341
- “hante” frequency rank
- #46,206
- “hasta” frequency rank
- 67547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hante | hasta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hanter. | Variante de has to. |
Where the eye mixes hante and hasta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hante and hasta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hante vs hasta
A purely visual mix-up. hante (^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃t\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hante is recorded at frequency rank #21,341, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃t\. 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 67547, this pair ranks #62,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hante vs hasta
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hante": en. Private to "hasta": s.
"hante" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hante" for "hasta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hante" 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 "hante" 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 #62,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hante" 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 #62,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.