Which to use
“Hände” is a noun and “hängte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,453
- “Hände” frequency rank
- #42,582
- “hängte” frequency rank
- 44035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hände | hängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hand | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes Hände and hängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hände runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hängte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hände and hängte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hände is [ˈhɛndə] while hängte is [ˈhɛŋtə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hände is recorded at frequency rank #1,453, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛndə]. hängte is at rank #42,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋtə].
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 44035, this pair ranks #1,399,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hände vs hängte
Shared letters: ehnä. Private to "Hände": d. Private to "hängte": gt.
"Hände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hängte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hände" and "hängte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hände" or "hängte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hände" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,399,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hände" and "hängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hängte vs Hengste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,399,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.