Which to use
“hacken” and “hacking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “hacken” frequency rank
- #43,941
- “hacking” frequency rank
- 54426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacken | hacking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem spitzen Werkzeug auflockern, zerkleinern, zerschlagen | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs hack |
Letter map: hacken vs hacking
Shared letters muted; letters that set hacken and hacking apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. hacken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hacking's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hacken vs hacking
hacken and hacking 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hacken is recorded at frequency rank #10,485, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhakn̩]. hacking is at rank #43,941, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 54426, this pair ranks #1,019,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hacken vs hacking
Shared letters: achkn. Private to "hacken": e. Private to "hacking": gi.
"hacken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hacking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hacken" and "hacking" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hacken" vs "hacking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hacken" and "hacking".
- Full dictionary entry for "hacken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hacking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,019,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacken" and "hacking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacking vs puzzles". 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 #1,019,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.