Hackerattacke
[ˈhɛkɐʔaˌtakə]
The verdict
“Hackerattacke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gezielter, illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker
Corpus desk
Index DE-hackerattacke · Hackerattacke · German
Hackerattacke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hackerattacke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛkɐʔaˌtakə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hackerattacke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hackerattacke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛkɐʔaˌtakə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gezielter, illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hackerattacke in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hackerattacke, spelled H-A-C-K-E-R-A-T-T-A-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1gezielter, illegaler Angriff auf Computersysteme durch Hacker
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hackerattacke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Erst der französische Sender TV5 Monde, nun „Le Soir“: Für mehrere Stunden musste Montagabend die Internetseite der belgischen Zeitung wegen einer Hackerattacke vom Netz genommen werden.“
„Tesla schränkte am Dienstag zugleich ein, dass die Hackerattacke nur unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen erfolgreich sein konnte.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.