Which to use
“hack” is a verb and “hair” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,668
- “hack” frequency rank
- #13,530
- “hair” frequency rank
- 36198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hack | hair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (transitivo direto, intransitivo) retalhar^(5, 6), cortar, ferir | cabelo |
Letter map: hack vs hair
Shared letters muted; letters that set hack and hair apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hack / hair
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hack is averb and hairanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hack is recorded at frequency rank #22,668, classified as averb. hair is at rank #13,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɛə/, /hɛɹ/.
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 36198, this pair ranks #30,679 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hack vs hair
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hack": ck. Private to "hair": ir.
"hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hack" and "hair" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hack" or "hair"?
After this comparison
Pair "hack" vs "hair" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,679 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hack" and "hair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs hair". 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 #30,679 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.