Which to use
“hack” and “hoc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,232
- “hack” frequency rank
- #18,770
- “hoc” frequency rank
- 43002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hack | hoc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Piratage informatique. | Sorte de jeu de carte introduit, parait-il, en France par Mazarin. |
Where the eye mixes hack and hoc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hack with hoc
A purely visual mix-up. hack (^((h aspiré))\ak\) and hoc (^((h aspiré))\ɔk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hack is recorded at frequency rank #24,232, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ak\. hoc is at rank #18,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔk\.
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 43002, this pair ranks #221,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hack vs hoc
Shared letters: ch. Private to "hack": ak. Private to "hoc": o.
"hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hoc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hack ← ahck · hacck · hackk · hakc · hcak · hhack
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hack" and "hoc" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hack" vs "hoc" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hack" and "hoc" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hack" and "hoc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hack vs hash". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #221,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.