Which to use
“hacken” and “harren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “hacken” frequency rank
- #48,956
- “harren” frequency rank
- 59441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hacken | harren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem spitzen Werkzeug auflockern, zerkleinern, zerschlagen | (hoffend) auf etwas oder jemanden warten |
Where the eye mixes hacken and harren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hacken and harren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hacken vs harren
A purely visual mix-up. hacken ([ˈhakn̩]) and harren ([ˈhaʁən]) 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 59441, 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]. harren is at rank #48,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhaʁən].
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 59441, this pair ranks #824,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hacken vs harren
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "hacken": ck. Private to "harren": r.
"hacken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "harren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hacken" and "harren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hacken" or "harren"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hacken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #824,386 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hacken" and "harren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harren vs Häuten". 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 #824,386 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.