Which to use
“evil” is an adjective and “hacking” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,620
- “evil” frequency rank
- #43,941
- “hacking” frequency rank
- 59561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evil | hacking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | böse | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs hack |
Letter map: evil vs hacking
Shared letters muted; letters that set evil and hacking apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. evil runs 4 letters (VCVC) against hacking's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: evil vs hacking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: evil is anadjective and hackingaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evil is recorded at frequency rank #15,620, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. hacking is at rank #43,941, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 59561, this pair ranks #819,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evil vs hacking
Shared letters: i. Private to "evil": elv. Private to "hacking": acghkn.
"evil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "hacking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "evil" for "hacking" ever safe?
Frequency check: "evil" vs "hacking" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "evil" vs "hacking" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "evil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hacking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #819,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evil" and "hacking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacking vs puzzles". 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 #819,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.