Which to use
“Hack” and “ham” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,667
- “Hack” frequency rank
- #10,294
- “ham” frequency rank
- 21961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hack | ham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hackfleisch | äußerste Hautschicht bei Amphibien und Reptilien; Haut |
Where the eye mixes Hack and ham
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hack vs ham
A purely visual mix-up. Hack ([hak]) and ham ([ˈhɑmˀ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21961, 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]. ham is at rank #10,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɑmˀ].
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 21961, this pair ranks #1,880,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hack vs ham
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hack": ck. Private to "ham": m.
"Hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hack ← ahck · hacck · hackk · hakc · hcak · hhack
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hack" and "ham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hack" vs "ham" - 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 "Hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,880,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hack" and "ham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hack 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 #1,880,070 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.