Hacke

[ˈhakə]

/[ˈhakə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hacke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,553
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gartengerät zum Auflockern der Erde

Corpus desk

Index DE-hacke · Hacke · German

Hacke · rank #23,553 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,553
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gräbern

Nearest frequency peer: Gräbern (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hacke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hacke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hacke vs hak
40% similar
Hacke vs have
40% similar
Hacke vs Hase
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hacke
PropertyValue
HeadwordHacke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhakə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,553
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hacke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hackeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gräbern“ (#23,552), „halbiert“ (#23,554), „Grenzgebiet“ (#23,551). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hacke“ bei #23,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hacke (IPA [ˈhakə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,553 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hacke, with forms such as "ahcke", "haccke", and "hacek". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hak", "have", "Hase", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hacke, spelled H-A-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gartengerät zum Auflockern der Erde
  2. 2
    (kleines) scharfes Hauwerkzeug zum Bearbeiten und Teilen von Holz oder Fleisch
  3. 3
    Ferse
  4. 4
    Absatz eines Schuhes
  5. 5
    Arbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hacke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir bekämpfen das Unkraut noch mit der Hacke.
  2. „Bertram zog eine Hacke aus dem Rucksack.“

Synonyms

GartenhackeHaueHackhaueBeilAxtBarteHacken

This word in other languages

hoe(English)pico(Español)houe(Français)enxada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahcke
  • haccke
  • hacek
  • hackke
  • hakce
  • hcake
  • hhacke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hacke - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahcke2haccke1hacek2hackke1hakce2hcake2hhacke1
Edit distance from "Hacke"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hacke"?
"Hacke" is spelled H-A-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhakə].
What does "Hacke" mean?
As a noun, "Hacke" means: Gartengerät zum Auflockern der Erde
What words are commonly confused with "Hacke"?
"Hacke" is commonly confused with "hak", "have", "Hase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hacke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hacke" is [ˈhakə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hacke" come from?
"Hacke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hacke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hetzt#23,563Imker#23,571Kajak#23,583false#23,516

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

loyal7 variantsBrühe7 variantsPromo7 variantsprüfe7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list