HakvshatsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hak is a name, hats is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hak” is a name and “hats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,790
“Hak” frequency rank
#7,017
“hats” frequency rank
55807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hak hats
Definition A surname. plural of hat

Letter map: Hak vs hats

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hak and hats apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
Hak
4 ch
hats

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hak is aname and hatsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hak is recorded at frequency rank #48,790, classified as aname. hats is at rank #7,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hæts/.

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 55807, this pair ranks #130,800 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Hak vs hats

Shared letters: ah. Private to "Hak": k. Private to "hats": st.

"Hak" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hats" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hatsahts · hatss · hatts · hhats · htas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hak" and "hats" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hak" is a name and "hats" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hak" or "hats"?
"hats" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,017 in our English list, against #48,790 for "Hak". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list