# abhanden vs abhängen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### abhanden
*adverb · IPA [apˈhandn̩] · frequency rank #21,866*
verloren gehen

### abhängen
*verb · IPA [ˈapˌhɛŋən] · frequency rank #10,026*
zur Bedingung haben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/abhanden-vs-abhangen