Which to use
“hack” is a verb and “hulk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,668
- “hack” frequency rank
- #10,736
- “hulk” frequency rank
- 33404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hack | hulk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (transitivo direto, intransitivo) retalhar^(5, 6), cortar, ferir | matulão |
Letter map: hack vs hulk
Shared letters muted; letters that set hack and hulk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hack / hulk
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hack is averb and hulkanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hack is recorded at frequency rank #22,668, classified as averb. hulk is at rank #10,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hʌlk/.
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 33404, this pair ranks #34,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hack vs hulk
Shared letters: hk. Private to "hack": ac. Private to "hulk": lu.
"hack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hulk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hack" and "hulk" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hack" or "hulk"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "hack" and "hulk". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hulk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hack" and "hulk" 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 #34,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.