Which to use
“Hack” and “Haut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,667
- “Hack” frequency rank
- #1,391
- “Haut” frequency rank
- 13058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hack | Haut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hackfleisch | größtes Sinnesorgan bei Menschen und Tieren, das gleichzeitig als Schutz des darunterliegenden Gewebes, Atmung, Wärmeregulierung und anderem dient |
Where the eye mixes Hack and Haut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Hack (CVCC) and Haut (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Hack and Haut
A purely visual mix-up. Hack ([hak]) and Haut ([haʊ̯t]) 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 13058, 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]. Haut is at rank #1,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯t].
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 13058, this pair ranks #1,960,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hack vs Haut
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hack": ck. Private to "Haut": tu.
"Hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Haut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hack" and "Haut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hack" or "Haut" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Hack" and "Haut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hack" and "Haut" 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 #1,960,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.