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Which to use

“hama” and “Hang” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,666
“hama” frequency rank
#7,927
“Hang” frequency rank
52593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hama Hang
Definition Eimer, Schüssel natürliche Form einer Böschung, abfallendes Gelände, (süddeutsch) Halde

Letter map: hama vs Hang

Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and Hang apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hama (CVCV) and Hang (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
hama
4 ch
Hang

Spelling & dictionary notes on hama vs Hang

hama and Hang 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. Hang is at rank #7,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced [haŋ].

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 52593, this pair ranks #1,090,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hama vs Hang

Shared letters: ah. Private to "hama": m. Private to "Hang": gn.

"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Hang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
  • Hang ← ahng · hagn · hangg · hanng · hhang · hnag

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hama" for "Hang" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "hama" vs "Hang" - which ranks higher?
"Hang" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,927 in our German list, against #44,666 for "hama". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hama" and "Hang".

  • Full dictionary entry for "hama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Hang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,090,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hama" and "Hang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama vs haze". 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 #1,090,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list