Which to use
“Hak” is a name and “hark” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,790
- “Hak” frequency rank
- #36,592
- “hark” frequency rank
- 85382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hak | hark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | To listen attentively. |
Letter map: Hak vs hark
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hak and hark apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Hak runs 3 letters (CVC) against hark's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Hak and hark
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hak is aname and harkaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hak is recorded at frequency rank #48,790, classified as aname. hark is at rank #36,592, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɑː(ɹ)k/.
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 85382, this pair ranks #10,473 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hak vs hark
Shared letters: ahk. Private to "Hak": -. Private to "hark": r.
"Hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hark ← ahrk · hakr · harkk · harrk · hhark · hrak
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hak" and "hark" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Hak" vs "hark" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hak" and "hark".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,473 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hak" and "hark" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hak vs hoke". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #10,473 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.