Hacker
[ˈhɛkɐ]
The verdict
“Hacker” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,218 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,218
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Computerspezialist, der insbesondere Sicherheitsbarrieren überwinden und, meistens unerlaubt, in fremde Systeme eindringen kann
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hacker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛkɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hacker” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hacker is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛkɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,218 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hacker, with forms such as "ahcker", "haccker", and "hacekr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Haken", "Hecke", "Hafer", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hacker, spelled H-A-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Computerspezialist, der insbesondere Sicherheitsbarrieren überwinden und, meistens unerlaubt, in fremde Systeme eindringen kann
- 2Person mit außergewöhnlich guten Fähigkeiten in ihrem Fachgebiet, oder allgemein für ein Improvisationstalent
- 3Entwickler 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
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahcker,haccker,hacekr,hackerr,hackker,hackre,hakcer,hcaker,hhacker
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hacker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Hacker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛkɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Haken” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hacker vs Haken
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.