# hacker vs hawker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hacker
*noun · IPA /hækə/ · frequency rank #11,713*
Someone who hacks.

### hawker
*noun · IPA /ˈhɔːkə/ · frequency rank #36,171*
A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hacker-vs-hawker