# hager vs Hunger

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hager
*adjective · IPA [ˈhaːɡɐ] · frequency rank #29,164*
dürr, mager, sehnig, knochig (und häufig groß gewachsen)

### Hunger
*noun · IPA [ˈhʊŋɐ] · frequency rank #2,831*
Verlangen nach Essen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hager-vs-hunger