hak

^((h aspiré))\ak\

/^((h aspiré))\ak\/ noun

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The verdict

“hak” is uncommon French (frequency #60,068 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,068
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de hack, cheval monté pour surveiller les performances et le comportement des autres chevaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hak · hak · French

hak · rank #60,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,068
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hacher

Nearest frequency peer: hacher (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hak »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hak » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hak
PropertyValue
Headwordhak
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ak\
Letters3
Frequency rank#60,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hak » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.haktombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hacher » (#60,067), « habitus » (#60,066), « hassidique » (#60,070). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hak » est au #60,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hak is uncommon French at frequency #60,068 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de hack, cheval monté pour surveiller les performances et le comportement des autres chevaux.".

hak doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hak, spelled H-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de hack, cheval monté pour surveiller les performances et le comportement des autres chevaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. J’ai promis à cette petite gantière, que je m’amuse à émerveiller, de lui faire essayer aujourd’hui un nouveau cheval de selle : le plus joli hak de Paris.

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 "hak"?
"hak" is spelled H-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ak\.
What does "hak" mean?
As a noun, "hak" means: Variante de hack, cheval monté pour surveiller les performances et le comportement des autres chevaux.
How do you pronounce "hak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hak" is ^((h aspiré))\ak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hak" come from?
"hak" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

GMC#60,052IDH#60,086gba#60,043inu#60,112

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list