Which to use
“hakt” and “hurt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,583
- “hakt” frequency rank
- #43,976
- “hurt” frequency rank
- 76559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hakt | hurt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs huren |
Where the eye mixes hakt and hurt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hakt and hurt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hakt vs hurt
A purely visual mix-up. hakt ([haːkt]) and hurt ([huːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76559, 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]. hurt is at rank #43,976, tagged as averb, pronounced [huːɐ̯t].
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 76559, this pair ranks #281,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hakt vs hurt
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hakt": ak. Private to "hurt": ru.
"hakt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hurt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hakt" and "hurt" 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 "hurt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hakt" and "hurt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs hurt". 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 #281,078 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.