Which to use
“Hacke” and “Hocke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,553
- “Hacke” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “Hocke” frequency rank
- 58792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hacke | Hocke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gartengerät zum Auflockern der Erde | Heu- oder Getreidehaufen, der zum Trocknen und Nachreifen aufgestellt wird |
Where the eye mixes Hacke and Hocke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hacke and Hocke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Hacke vs Hocke
A purely visual mix-up. Hacke ([ˈhakə]) and Hocke ([ˈhɔkə]) 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 a single letter - a in “Hacke” becomes o in “Hocke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hacke is recorded at frequency rank #23,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhakə]. Hocke is at rank #35,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔkə].
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 58792, this pair ranks #849,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hacke vs Hocke
Shared letters: cehk. Private to "Hacke": a. Private to "Hocke": o.
"Hacke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hocke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hacke" for "Hocke" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hacke" or "Hocke" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hacke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hocke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #849,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hacke" and "Hocke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hocke vs holde". 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 #849,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.