Which to use
“hack” is a verb and “hart” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,668
- “hack” frequency rank
- #17,299
- “hart” frequency rank
- 39967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hack | hart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (transitivo direto, intransitivo) retalhar^(5, 6), cortar, ferir | duro, rígido |
Letter map: hack vs hart
Shared letters muted; letters that set hack and hart apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hack / hart
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hack is averb and hartanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hack is recorded at frequency rank #22,668, classified as averb. hart is at rank #17,299, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hart.
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 39967, this pair ranks #26,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hack vs hart
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hack": ck. Private to "hart": rt.
"hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hack" and "hart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hack" or "hart" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hack" and "hart".
- Full dictionary entry for "hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hack" and "hart" 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 #26,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.