Which to use
“hänge” and “hung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,304
- “hänge” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 45546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hänge | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: hänge vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set hänge and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hänge runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - hänge / hung
hänge and hung 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45546, 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]. hung is at rank #35,242, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 45546, this pair ranks #1,349,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hänge vs hung
Shared letters: ghn. Private to "hänge": eä. Private to "hung": u.
"hänge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hung ← hhung · hnug · hugn · hungg · hunng · uhng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hänge" and "hung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hänge" or "hung" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "hänge" vs "hung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hänge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,349,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hänge" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung vs puzzles". 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 #1,349,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.