hacking

^((h aspiré))\a.kiŋ\

/^((h aspiré))\a.kiŋ\/ noun

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The verdict

“hacking” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,851
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hackage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hacking · hacking · French

hacking · rank #37,851 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,851
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH halluciner

Nearest frequency peer: halluciner (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hacking »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hacking » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hacking vs having
71% similar
hacking vs Hawkins
57% similar
hacking vs Harding
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hacking
PropertyValue
Headwordhacking
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.kiŋ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,851
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hacking »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hackingse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « halluciner » (#37,852), « Gunnar » (#37,849), « hashtags » (#37,853). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hacking » est au #37,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hacking (IPA ^((h aspiré))\a.kiŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,851 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hackage.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hacking, with forms such as "ahcking", "haccking", and "hacikng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "having", "Hawkins", "Harding", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hacking, spelled H-A-C-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hackage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hacking appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le hacking fait son apparition au début des années 1970 et s’inscrit comme une culture qui se développe parallèlement au surgissement d’un nouvel establishment technocratique, c’est la naissance d’une nouvelle contre-culture.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahcking
  • haccking
  • hacikng
  • hackign
  • hackingg
  • hackinng
  • hackking
  • hacknig
  • hakcing
  • hcaking
  • hhacking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hacking - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahcking2haccking1hacikng2hackign2hackingg1hackinng1hackking1hacknig2
Edit distance from "hacking"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hacking"?
"hacking" is spelled H-A-C-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.kiŋ\.
What does "hacking" mean?
As a noun, "hacking" means: Hackage.
What words are commonly confused with "hacking"?
"hacking" is commonly confused with "having", "Hawkins", "Harding". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hacking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hacking" is ^((h aspiré))\a.kiŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hacking" come from?
"hacking" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hacking", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guillot#37,847gronder#37,845gousses#37,843Gendron#37,832

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

hautbois11 variantsguinéenne11 variantsindiquez11 variantsinfinite11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list