HakanvshaktWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hakan is a name, hakt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hakan” is a name and “hakt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,975
“Hakan” frequency rank
#32,583
“hakt” frequency rank
69558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hakan hakt
Definition männlicher Vorname 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Hakan and hakt apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Hakan
4 ch
hakt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hakan is aname and haktaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hakan is recorded at frequency rank #36,975, classified as aname, pronounced […]. hakt is at rank #32,583, tagged as averb, pronounced [haːkt].

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 69558, this pair ranks #472,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hakan vs hakt

Shared letters: ahk. Private to "Hakan": n. Private to "hakt": t.

"Hakan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hakt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hakanahkan · haakn · hakann · hakkan · hakna · hhakan · hkaan
  • haktahkt · hakkt · haktt · hatk · hhakt · hkat

Frequency comparison

Hakan#36,975
hakt#32,583

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hakan" and "hakt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hakan" is a name and "hakt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hakan" or "hakt"?
"hakt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,583 in our German list, against #36,975 for "Hakan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Hakan vs hakt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Hakan”; for a verb, it's “hakt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Hakan” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list