# Gängen vs gefangen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gängen
*noun · IPA [ˈɡɛŋən] · frequency rank #23,969*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gang

### gefangen
*verb · IPA [ɡəˈfaŋən] · frequency rank #3,888*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fangen

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