gehacktvsgetanktWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“gehackt” and “getankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,713
“gehackt” frequency rank
#37,540
“getankt” frequency rank
54253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gehackt getankt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hacken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tanken

Where the eye mixes gehackt and getankt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gehackt
7 ch
getankt

Look-alike desk: gehackt vs getankt

A purely visual mix-up. gehackt ([ɡəˈhakt]) and getankt ([ɡəˈtaŋkt]) 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 54253, 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]. getankt is at rank #37,540, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaŋkt].

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 54253, this pair ranks #1,026,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gehackt vs getankt

Shared letters: aegkt. Private to "gehackt": ch. Private to "getankt": n.

"gehackt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "getankt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gehackteghackt · geahckt · gehacckt · gehackkt · gehacktt · gehactk · gehakct · gehcakt
  • getanktegtankt · geatnkt · getaknt · getankkt · getanktt · getannkt · getantk · getnakt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gehackt" and "getankt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhakt] versus [ɡəˈtaŋkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gehackt" or "getankt" show up more?
"gehackt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,713 in our German list, against #37,540 for "getankt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gehackt" and "getankt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gehackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "getankt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,026,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gehackt" and "getankt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "getankt vs getränkt". 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 #1,026,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list