Which to use
“hackt” and “hängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,598
- “hackt” frequency rank
- #1,558
- “hängt” frequency rank
- 32156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hackt | hängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hacken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hackt and hängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hackt vs hängt
A purely visual mix-up. hackt ([hakt]) and hängt ([hɛŋt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hackt is recorded at frequency rank #30,598, classified as averb, pronounced [hakt]. hängt is at rank #1,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛŋt].
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 32156, this pair ranks #1,713,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hackt vs hängt
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hackt": ack. Private to "hängt": gnä.
"hackt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hackt ← ahckt · hacckt · hackkt · hacktt · hactk · hakct · hcakt · hhackt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hackt" and "hängt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hackt" vs "hängt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hackt" and "hängt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,713,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hackt" and "hängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hackt vs hallt". 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 #1,713,542 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.