Hackerangriff

[ˈhakɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]

/[ˈhakɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hackerangriff” is uncommon German (frequency #67,295 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,295
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker

Corpus desk

Index DE-hackerangriff · Hackerangriff · German

Hackerangriff · rank #67,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,295
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gürtels

Nearest frequency peer: Gürtels (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hackerangriff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hackerangriff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hackerangriff
PropertyValue
HeadwordHackerangriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhakɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hackerangriff“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hackerangrifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gürtels“ (#67,294), „Halswirbelsäule“ (#67,297), „gusseisernen“ (#67,292). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hackerangriff“ bei #67,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hackerangriff is uncommon German at frequency #67,295 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhakɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hackerangriff in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hackerangriff, spelled H-A-C-K-E-R-A-N-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die EU nimmt beim Kampf gegen Internetkriminalität die Privatwirtschaft in die Pflicht. So sollen Unternehmen verpflichtet werden, eigene Sicherheitsmaßnahmen gegen Hackerangriffe zu ergreifen.“
  2. „Wegen eines Hackerangriffs auf Facebook ist ein britischer Informatikstudent zu acht Monaten Haft verurteilt worden.“

Synonyms

Hackerattacke

This word in other languages

ciberataque(Español)cyberattaque(Français)

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 "Hackerangriff"?
"Hackerangriff" is spelled H-A-C-K-E-R-A-N-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhakɐˌʔanɡʁɪf].
What does "Hackerangriff" mean?
As a noun, "Hackerangriff" means: illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker
How do you pronounce "Hackerangriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hackerangriff" is [ˈhakɐˌʔanɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hackerangriff" come from?
"Hackerangriff" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list