Which to use
“gehackt” is a verb and “Gepäck” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,713
- “gehackt” frequency rank
- #6,189
- “Gepäck” frequency rank
- 22902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehackt | Gepäck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hacken | gesamte Ausrüstung für eine Reise, eine Wanderung oder einen Marsch |
Where the eye mixes gehackt and Gepäck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gehackt with Gepäck
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehackt is [ɡəˈhakt] while Gepäck is [ɡəˈpɛk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22902, 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]. Gepäck is at rank #6,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈpɛk].
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 22902, this pair ranks #1,868,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehackt vs Gepäck
Shared letters: cegk. Private to "gehackt": aht. Private to "Gepäck": pä.
"gehackt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Gepäck" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehackt ← eghackt · geahckt · gehacckt · gehackkt · gehacktt · gehactk · gehakct · gehcakt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehackt" for "Gepäck" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gehackt" or "Gepäck" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Gepäck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehackt" and "Gepäck" 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 #1,868,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.