Which to use
“hager” is an adjective and “Hänger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,164
- “hager” frequency rank
- #36,985
- “Hänger” frequency rank
- 66149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hager | Hänger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dürr, mager, sehnig, knochig (und häufig groß gewachsen) | Fahrzeug, das über keinen eigenen Antrieb verfügt und hinter Kraftfahrzeugen mitgeführt wird |
Where the eye mixes hager and Hänger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hager runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Hänger's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hager vs Hänger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hager is [ˈhaːɡɐ] while Hänger is [ˈhɛŋɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hager is recorded at frequency rank #29,164, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːɡɐ]. Hänger is at rank #36,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛŋɐ].
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 66149, this pair ranks #582,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hager vs Hänger
Shared letters: eghr. Private to "hager": a. Private to "Hänger": nä.
"hager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hänger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hager ← ahger · haegr · hagerr · hagger · hagre · hgaer · hhager
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hager" and "Hänger" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hager" or "Hänger" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hager" and "Hänger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hänger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #582,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hager" and "Hänger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hader vs Hänger". 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 #582,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.