Which to use
“hacken” is a verb and “Haken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,485
- “hacken” frequency rank
- #6,803
- “Haken” frequency rank
- 17288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacken | Haken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem spitzen Werkzeug auflockern, zerkleinern, zerschlagen | geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt |
Same sound, different letters: hacken vs Haken
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - hacken / Haken
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: hacken and Haken carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈhakn̩]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17288, 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]. Haken is at rank #6,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhaːkn̩].
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 17288, this pair ranks #1,928,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hacken vs Haken
Shared letters: aehkn. Private to "hacken": c. Private to "Haken": -.
"hacken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Haken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"hacken" and "Haken" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "hacken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacken" and "Haken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hacken vs harren". 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 #1,928,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.