Which to use
“gehängt” and “gelang” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,586
- “gehängt” frequency rank
- #2,152
- “gelang” frequency rank
- 19738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehängt | gelang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gelingen |
Where the eye mixes gehängt and gelang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehängt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against gelang's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehängt and gelang
A purely visual mix-up. gehängt ([ɡəˈhɛŋt]) and gelang ([ɡəˈlaŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehängt is recorded at frequency rank #17,586, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛŋt]. gelang is at rank #2,152, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaŋ].
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 19738, this pair ranks #1,905,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehängt vs gelang
Shared letters: egn. Private to "gehängt": htä. Private to "gelang": al.
"gehängt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelang" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelang ← eglang · gealng · gelagn · gelangg · gelanng · gellang · gelnag · ggelang
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehängt" and "gelang" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehängt" or "gelang"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehängt" and "gelang" 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 #1,905,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.