Which to use
“haste” and “hate” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,313
- “haste” frequency rank
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- 33218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haste | hate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ódio |
Letter map: haste vs hate
Shared letters muted; letters that set haste and hate apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: haste and hate
haste and hate 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haste is recorded at frequency rank #20,313, classified as anoun. 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 33218, this pair ranks #34,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haste vs hate
Shared letters: aeht. Private to "haste": s. Private to "hate": -.
"haste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haste" and "hate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "haste" vs "hate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "haste" 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 #34,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haste" and "hate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs hate". 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 #34,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.