# hacks vs Hades

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hacks
*noun · IPA /hæks/ · frequency rank #16,039*
plural of hack

### Hades
*name · IPA /ˈheɪdiːz/ · frequency rank #22,394*
The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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