gehacktvsgezocktWhich spelling fits?

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

#16,713
“gehackt” frequency rank
#21,992
“gezockt” frequency rank
38705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gehackt gezockt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hacken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zocken

Where the eye mixes gehackt and gezockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gehackt and gezockt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
gehackt
7 ch
gezockt

Why the eye confuses gehackt with gezockt

A purely visual mix-up. gehackt ([ɡəˈhakt]) and gezockt ([ɡəˈt͡sɔkt]) 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 38705, 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]. gezockt is at rank #21,992, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡sɔkt].

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 38705, this pair ranks #1,556,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gehackt vs gezockt

Shared letters: cegkt. Private to "gehackt": ah. Private to "gezockt": oz.

"gehackt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "gezockt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gehackt ← eghackt · geahckt · gehacckt · gehackkt · gehacktt · gehactk · gehakct · gehcakt
  • gezockt ← egzockt · geozckt · gezcokt · gezocckt · gezockkt · gezocktt · gezoctk · gezokct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gehackt" and "gezockt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈhakt] versus [ɡəˈt͡sɔkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gehackt" vs "gezockt" - which ranks higher?
"gehackt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,713 in our German list, against #21,992 for "gezockt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gehackt" and "gezockt" 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 "gezockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,556,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gehackt" and "gezockt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekickt vs gezockt". 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 #1,556,817 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