Which to use
“hak” is a verb and “hum” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,795
- “hak” frequency rank
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- 86283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hak | hum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn |
Letter map: hak vs hum
Shared letters muted; letters that set hak and hum apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hak and hum follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for hak / hum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hak is averb and humapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hak is recorded at frequency rank #38,795, classified as averb, pronounced [haːk]. hum is at rank #47,488, tagged as apron, 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 86283, this pair ranks #95,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hak vs hum
Shared letters: h. Private to "hak": ak. Private to "hum": mu.
"hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hak" and "hum" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hak" vs "hum" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hak" and "hum".
- Full dictionary entry for "hak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hak" and "hum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.