Which to use
“Hak” is a name and “hash” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,790
- “Hak” frequency rank
- #12,436
- “hash” frequency rank
- 61226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hak | hash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. |
Letter map: Hak vs hash
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hak and hash apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hak is aname and hashanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hak is recorded at frequency rank #48,790, classified as aname. hash is at rank #12,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhæʃ/.
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 61226, this pair ranks #95,460 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hak vs hash
Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hak": k. Private to "hash": s.
"Hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hash ← ahsh · hahs · hashh · hassh · hhash