Which to use
“hack” is a verb and “half” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,668
- “hack” frequency rank
- #13,952
- “half” frequency rank
- 36620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hack | half |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (transitivo direto, intransitivo) retalhar^(5, 6), cortar, ferir | meio |
Letter map: hack vs half
Shared letters muted; letters that set hack and half apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hack and half
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hack is averb and halfanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hack is recorded at frequency rank #22,668, classified as averb. half is at rank #13,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɦɑlf/.
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 36620, this pair ranks #30,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hack vs half
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hack": ck. Private to "half": fl.
"hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hack" for "half" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hack" vs "half" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "hack" and "half". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "half" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hack" and "half" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hack vs hani". 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 #30,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.