Which to use
“gehackt” and “gehängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,713
- “gehackt” frequency rank
- #17,586
- “gehängt” frequency rank
- 34299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehackt | gehängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hacken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes gehackt and gehängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gehackt and gehängt
A purely visual mix-up. gehackt ([ɡəˈhakt]) and gehängt ([ɡəˈhɛŋt]) 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 34299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehackt is recorded at frequency rank #16,713, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhakt]. gehängt is at rank #17,586, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛŋt].
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 34299, this pair ranks #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehackt vs gehängt
Shared letters: eght. Private to "gehackt": ack. Private to "gehängt": nä.
"gehackt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gehängt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehackt ← eghackt · geahckt · gehacckt · gehackkt · gehacktt · gehactk · gehakct · gehcakt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehackt" for "gehängt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gehackt" or "gehängt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gehackt" and "gehängt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehackt" and "gehängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehängt vs gesaugt". 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 #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.