Which to use
“erhängt” and “erkannt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,027
- “erhängt” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “erkannt” frequency rank
- 35738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhängt | erkannt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhängen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erkennen |
Where the eye mixes erhängt and erkannt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erhängt and erkannt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erhängt with erkannt
A purely visual mix-up. erhängt ([ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]) and erkannt ([ɛɐ̯ˈkant]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhängt is recorded at frequency rank #33,027, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]. erkannt is at rank #2,711, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkant].
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 35738, this pair ranks #1,632,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhängt vs erkannt
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "erhängt": ghä. Private to "erkannt": ak.
"erhängt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erkannt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erkannt ← ekrannt · eraknnt · erkanntt · erkant · erkantn · erkkannt · erknant · errkannt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhängt" and "erkannt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhängt" or "erkannt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erkannt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,632,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhängt" and "erkannt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhängen vs erhängt". 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 #1,632,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.