hackte

[ˈhɛktə]

/[ˈhɛktə]/ verb

The verdict

“hackte” is uncommon German (frequency #91,704 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,704
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hacken

Corpus desk

Index DE-hackte · hackte · German

hackte · rank #91,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,704
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haftanstalten

Nearest frequency peer: Haftanstalten (+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 „hackte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hackte
PropertyValue
Headwordhackte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hackte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hacktefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Haftanstalten“ (#91,705), „günstigster“ (#91,702), „Hajek“ (#91,706). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hackte“ bei #91,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hackte is uncommon German at frequency #91,704 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hackte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hackte, spelled H-A-C-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hacken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hacken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hacken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hacken

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 "hackte"?
"hackte" is spelled H-A-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛktə].
What does "hackte" mean?
As a verb, "hackte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hacken
How do you pronounce "hackte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hackte" is [ˈhɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hackte" come from?
"hackte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list