Which to use
“hag” is a noun and “Hak” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,075
- “hag” frequency rank
- #48,790
- “Hak” frequency rank
- 78865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hag | Hak |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard. | A surname. |
Letter map: hag vs Hak
Shared letters muted; letters that set hag and Hak apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hag and Hak
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hag is anoun and Hakaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “hag” becomes k in “Hak”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hag is recorded at frequency rank #30,075, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhæɡ/. Hak is at rank #48,790, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 78865, this pair ranks #23,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hag vs Hak
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hag": g. Private to "Hak": k.
"hag" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hag" for "Hak" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hag" vs "Hak" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "hag" vs "Hak" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hak" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hag" and "Hak" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hak vs hoke". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,582 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.