Which to use
“grades” and “hung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,903
- “grades” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 51145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grades | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: grades vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set grades and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. grades runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against hung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on grades vs hung
grades and hung are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grades is recorded at frequency rank #15,903, classified as averb, pronounced […]. hung is at rank #35,242, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 51145, this pair ranks #1,146,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grades vs hung
Shared letters: g. Private to "grades": aders. Private to "hung": hnu.
"grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grades" and "hung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grades" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "grades" vs "hung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,146,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grades" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung vs puzzles". 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 #1,146,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.