Which to use
“haste” and “hat” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,313
- “haste” frequency rank
- #19,453
- “hat” frequency rank
- 39766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haste | hat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedaço de pau ou ferro, delgado, levantado e direito, em que se embute ou encrava alguma coisa, como uma bandeira, uma lança, uma alabarda | chapéu |
Letter map: haste vs hat
Shared letters muted; letters that set haste and hat apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on haste vs hat
haste and hat 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haste is recorded at frequency rank #20,313, classified as anoun. hat is at rank #19,453, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hæt/, SAMPA: /h{t/.
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 39766, this pair ranks #26,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haste vs hat
Shared letters: aht. Private to "haste": es. Private to "hat": -.
"haste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hat" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- haste ← ahste · haset · hasste · hastte · hatse · hhaste · hsate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haste" and "hat" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "haste" vs "hat" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "haste" vs "hat" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "haste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haste" and "hat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hat vs hui". 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 #26,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.