hax
/hæks/
"hax" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hax” is uncommon English (frequency #97,098 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,098
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacks, hacking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hax · hax · English
hax · rank #97,098 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,098
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Hefei
Nearest frequency peer: Hefei (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “hax”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- harmattan
harmattan
2,910 corpus weight
- Hashemite
Hashemite
2,906 corpus weight
- hax
hax
2,903 corpus weight
- Hefei
Hefei
2,902 corpus weight
- Heraklion
Heraklion
2,899 corpus weight
- hern
hern
2,897 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hax” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hax |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /hæks/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #97,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hax” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hax is uncommon English at frequency #97,098 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hæks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hax, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Phonetic respelling of hacks. The correct English form is hax, spelled H-A-X.
Definition
- 1Hacks, hacking.
- 2Crucial luck-based events in battles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hax appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
OMG, hax! That player just ran through a solid wall.
The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax!
Etymology
Phonetic respelling of hacks.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).