Which to use
“gran” is an adjective and “hung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,386
- “gran” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 48628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gran | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, hochgewachsen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: gran vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set gran and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. gran (CCVC) and hung (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: gran vs hung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gran is anadjective and hungaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gran is recorded at frequency rank #13,386, classified as anadj, 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 48628, this pair ranks #1,241,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gran vs hung
Shared letters: gn. Private to "gran": ar. Private to "hung": hu.
"gran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gran" for "hung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gran" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gran" and "hung".
- Full dictionary entry for "gran" 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 #1,241,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gran" 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 #1,241,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.