HackvshamaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,667
“Hack” frequency rank
#44,666
“hama” frequency rank
56333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hack hama
Definition Hackfleisch Eimer, Schüssel

Letter map: Hack vs hama

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hack and hama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Hack (CVCC) and hama (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Hack
4 ch
hama

Corpus notes: Hack and hama

Hack and hama are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56333, 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]. hama is at rank #44,666, tagged as anoun.

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 56333, this pair ranks #944,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hack vs hama

Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hack": ck. Private to "hama": m.

"Hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hack ← ahck · hacck · hackk · hakc · hcak · hhack
  • hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hack" and "hama" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Hack" vs "hama" - which ranks higher?
"Hack" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,667 in our German list, against #44,666 for "hama". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Hack" vs "hama" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #944,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hack" and "hama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama 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 #944,365 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