Which to use
“hakt” and “hau” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,583
- “hakt” frequency rank
- #7,064
- “hau” frequency rank
- 39647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hakt | hau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs hauen |
Where the eye mixes hakt and hau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hakt vs hau
A purely visual mix-up. hakt ([haːkt]) and hau ([haʊ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hakt is recorded at frequency rank #32,583, classified as averb, pronounced [haːkt]. hau is at rank #7,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [haʊ̯].
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 39647, this pair ranks #1,530,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hakt vs hau
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hakt": kt. Private to "hau": u.
"hakt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hau" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hakt ← ahkt · hakkt · haktt · hatk · hhakt · hkat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hakt" for "hau" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hakt" vs "hau" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hakt" and "hau" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,530,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hakt" and "hau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hakt vs haze". 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 #1,530,859 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.