Which to use
“hasta” and “haste” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,681
- “hasta” frequency rank
- #20,313
- “haste” frequency rank
- 43994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasta | haste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lança | pedaço de pau ou ferro, delgado, levantado e direito, em que se embute ou encrava alguma coisa, como uma bandeira, uma lança, uma alabarda |
Letter map: hasta vs haste
Shared letters muted; letters that set hasta and haste apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. hasta and haste 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 hasta vs haste
hasta and haste 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 differ by a single letter - a in “hasta” becomes e in “haste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasta is recorded at frequency rank #23,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʃ.tɐ/. haste is at rank #20,313, tagged as anoun.
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 43994, this pair ranks #21,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hasta vs haste
Shared letters: ahst. Private to "hasta": -. Private to "haste": e.
"hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "haste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hasta" for "haste" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hasta" and "haste".
- Full dictionary entry for "hasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasta" and "haste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hasta vs hóstia". 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 #21,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.