Which to use
“hakt” is a verb and “Haut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,583
- “hakt” frequency rank
- #1,391
- “Haut” frequency rank
- 33974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hakt | Haut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken | größtes Sinnesorgan bei Menschen und Tieren, das gleichzeitig als Schutz des darunterliegenden Gewebes, Atmung, Wärmeregulierung und anderem dient |
Where the eye mixes hakt and Haut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hakt and Haut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hakt is [haːkt] while Haut is [haʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - k in “hakt” becomes u in “Haut”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33974, 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]. Haut is at rank #1,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haʊ̯t].
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 33974, this pair ranks #1,673,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hakt vs Haut
Shared letters: aht. Private to "hakt": k. Private to "Haut": u.
"hakt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Haut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hakt" and "Haut" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hakt" or "Haut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Haut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hakt" and "Haut" 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 #1,673,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.