Which to use
“hamza” and “hasta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,446
- “hamza” frequency rank
- #23,681
- “hasta” frequency rank
- 72127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hamza | hasta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ء, sinal gráfico do idioma árabe que indica uma parada glotal; pode ser escrito acima ou abaixo de um ا, acima de um و ou de um ى, ou permanecer isolado no final da palavra. | lança |
Letter map: hamza vs hasta
Shared letters muted; letters that set hamza and hasta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hamza and hasta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hamza vs hasta
hamza and hasta are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hamza is recorded at frequency rank #48,446, classified as anoun. hasta is at rank #23,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʃ.tɐ/.
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 72127, this pair ranks #3,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hamza vs hasta
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hamza": mz. Private to "hasta": st.
"hamza" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hamza" 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 #3,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hamza" and "hasta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hamza vs harpa". 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 #3,152 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.