Which to use
“hacken” and “häkeln” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “hacken” frequency rank
- #39,432
- “häkeln” frequency rank
- 49917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacken | häkeln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem spitzen Werkzeug auflockern, zerkleinern, zerschlagen | einen Faden mit Hilfe einer Häkelnadel zu zusammenhängenden Maschen verknüpfen |
Where the eye mixes hacken and häkeln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hacken vs häkeln
A purely visual mix-up. hacken ([ˈhakn̩]) and häkeln ([ˈhɛːkl̩n]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49917, 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]. häkeln is at rank #39,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛːkl̩n].
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 49917, this pair ranks #1,193,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hacken vs häkeln
Shared letters: ehkn. Private to "hacken": ac. Private to "häkeln": lä.
"hacken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "häkeln" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hacken ← ahcken · haccken · hacekn · hackenn · hackken · hackne · hakcen · hcaken
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hacken" and "häkeln" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hacken" vs "häkeln" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hacken" and "häkeln" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hacken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häkeln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,193,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacken" and "häkeln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hackern vs häkeln". 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 #1,193,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.