hake

[ˈhaːkə]

/[ˈhaːkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hake” is uncommon German (frequency #63,395 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,395
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hake · hake · German

hake · rank #63,395 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,395
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Habilitations…

Nearest frequency peer: Habilitationsschrift (-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 „hake“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hake
PropertyValue
Headwordhake
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhaːkə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hake“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Habilitationsschrift“ (#63,394), „hammers“ (#63,396), „gängiges“ (#63,393). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hake“ bei #63,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hake is uncommon German at frequency #63,395 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhaːkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hake, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hake, spelled H-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken

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 "hake"?
"hake" is spelled H-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaːkə].
What does "hake" mean?
As a verb, "hake" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haken
How do you pronounce "hake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hake" is [ˈhaːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hake" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Isny#63,443Faun#63,300Mahr#63,545Matz#63,554

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list