Hacker
German, noun/ˈhɛkɐ/
Hacker is spelled H-A-C-K-E-R (6 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written German, the 8,191st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hacker is a German masculine noun meaning “hacker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of hacken, particularly a worker who loosens the soil on a vineyard. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Computerspezialist, der insbesondere Sicherheitsbarrieren überwinden und, meistens unerlaubt, in fremde…”.
What does Hacker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehacker
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of hacken, particularly a worker who loosens the soil on a vineyard
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Computerspezialist, der insbesondere Sicherheitsbarrieren überwinden und, meistens unerlaubt, in fremde Systeme eindringen kann 2. Person mit außergewöhnlich guten Fähigkeiten in ihrem Fachgebiet, oder allgemein für ein Improvisationstalent 3. Entwickler von freier Software, die ihren Quellcode offenlegen, werden pauschal als Hacker betitelt, was einen Ausdruck des Respekts für deren ethische Einstellung gegenüber der Gesellschaft darstellt
noun: 1. Person, die etwas hackt (zum Beispiel den Boden bei der Kultivierung von Pflanzen) 2. Sport: unfair spielender Sportler
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 Hacker
- Hackers genitive
- Hackerin feminine
- Haeckse feminine jargon rare
- Hackern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hacker?
- /ˈhɛkɐ/
- rare /ˈhakɐ/
- /ˈhakɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hacker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hacker in German?
Hacker appears 8.3 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).