haktvsheartWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#32,583
“hakt” frequency rank
#12,300
“heart” frequency rank
44883
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hakt heart
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken Herz, Herzhälfte

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
hakt
5 ch
heart

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hakt is [haːkt] while heart is [hɑːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44883, 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]. heart is at rank #12,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɑːt].

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 44883, this pair ranks #1,371,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hakt vs heart

Shared letters: aht. Private to "hakt": k. Private to "heart": er.

"hakt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "heart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • haktahkt · hakkt · haktt · hatk · hhakt · hkat
  • heartehart · haert · hearrt · heartt · heatr · herat · hheart

Frequency comparison

hakt#32,583
heart#12,300

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hakt" and "heart" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hakt" is a verb and "heart" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hakt" or "heart"?
"heart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,300 in our German list, against #32,583 for "hakt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hakt vs heart

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “hakt”; for a noun, it's “heart”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hakt” 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