Which to use
“Hack” is a noun and “hak” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,667
- “Hack” frequency rank
- #38,795
- “hak” frequency rank
- 50462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hack | hak |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hackfleisch | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken |
Same sound, different letters: Hack vs hak
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Hack and hak
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Hack and hak carry the same recorded pronunciation, [hak]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hack is recorded at frequency rank #11,667, classified as anoun, pronounced [hak]. hak is at rank #38,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [haːk].
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 50462, this pair ranks #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hack vs hak
Shared letters: ahk. Private to "Hack": c. Private to "hak": -.
"Hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hack ← ahck · hacck · hackk · hakc · hcak · hhack
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hack" and "hak" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Hack" or "hak"?
Useful next steps
"Hack" and "hak" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hak" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hack" and "hak" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hak vs haze". 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 #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.