Which to use
“gehackt” and “gelacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,713
- “gehackt” frequency rank
- #7,323
- “gelacht” frequency rank
- 24036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehackt | gelacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hacken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lachen |
Where the eye mixes gehackt and gelacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehackt and gelacht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gehackt vs gelacht
A purely visual mix-up. gehackt ([ɡəˈhakt]) and gelacht ([ɡəˈlaxt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehackt is recorded at frequency rank #16,713, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhakt]. gelacht is at rank #7,323, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaxt].
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 24036, this pair ranks #1,853,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehackt vs gelacht
Shared letters: aceght. Private to "gehackt": k. Private to "gelacht": l.
"gehackt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelacht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehackt" and "gelacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gehackt" vs "gelacht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehackt" and "gelacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehackt vs gekickt". 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 #1,853,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.