How to Say "to hack" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to hack” is “hackear” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Alguien intentó hackear mi cuenta de Instagram ayer.
Someone tried to hack my Instagram account yesterday.
Es importante usar contraseñas seguras para que no puedan hackear tu red.
It is important to use secure passwords so they can't hack your network.
Los expertos en seguridad trabajan para evitar que los piratas informáticos logren hackear el sistema.
Security experts work to prevent hackers from successfully hacking the system.
A Regular '-ar' Verb
Even though it is a borrowed word from English, it follows the exact same pattern as 'hablar' or 'cantar'.
Direct Action
You don't need a preposition like 'into' after this word in Spanish. You just 'hackear' the thing directly (e.g., 'hackear el móvil').
Spelling the 'ear' ending
Mistake: “Yo hacko la computadora.”
Correction: Yo hackeo la computadora. Because it ends in '-ear', the 'e' stays in most forms.
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