Hack
German, noun/hak/
Hack is spelled H-A-C-K (4 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hack is a German neuter noun meaning “minced meat, ground meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hackfleisch”.
What does Hack mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterminced meat, ground meat
Geben Sie mir bitte ein Pfund Hack.
noun
- 1
masculineshow horse (of unspecified breed)
noun
- 1
masculineslanghack (exploit; illegitimate attempt to gain access)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hackfleisch
noun: 1. Reitpferd, Turnierpferd, dessen Rasse nicht näher spezifiziert ist 2. schneller, wirksamer Eingriff in ein Computerprogramm (zur Problembehebung, zur Anpassung der Funktionalität an veränderte Bedingungen oder um illegale Handlungen vorzunehmen)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hack
- Hacks genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hack?
- /hak/
- /hɛk/
- [hak]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hack
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hack in German?
Hack appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).