Which to use
“hänge” and “hingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,304
- “hänge” frequency rank
- #19,606
- “hingen” frequency rank
- 29910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hänge | hingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hänge and hingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hänge and hingen
A purely visual mix-up. hänge ([ˈhɛŋə]) and hingen ([ˈhɪŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hänge is recorded at frequency rank #10,304, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋə]. hingen is at rank #19,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪŋən].
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 29910, this pair ranks #1,757,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hänge vs hingen
Shared letters: eghn. Private to "hänge": ä. Private to "hingen": i.
"hänge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hingen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hingen ← hhingen · hignen · hinegn · hingenn · hinggen · hingne · hinngen · hnigen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hänge" for "hingen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hänge" or "hingen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hänge" and "hingen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hänge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,757,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hänge" and "hingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingen vs hissen". 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 #1,757,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.