Which to use
“hasta” and “hate” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,681
- “hasta” frequency rank
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- 36586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasta | hate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lança | ódio |
Where the eye mixes hasta and hate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hasta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hate's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hasta vs hate
A purely visual mix-up. hasta (/ˈaʃ.tɐ/) and hate (/heɪt/) 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 36586, 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/. hate is at rank #12,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced /heɪt/.
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 36586, this pair ranks #30,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hasta vs hate
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hasta": s. Private to "hate": e.
"hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hasta" for "hate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hasta" vs "hate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hasta" and "hate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasta" and "hate" 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 #30,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.