Which to use
“hängen” and “hängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,114
- “hängen” frequency rank
- #1,558
- “hängt” frequency rank
- 3672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hängen | hängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einem festen Punkt (durch das Eigengewicht nach unten baumelnd) befestigen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hängen and hängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hängen ([ˈhɛŋən]) and hängt ([hɛŋt]) 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 3672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hängen is recorded at frequency rank #2,114, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋən]. hängt is at rank #1,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɛŋt].
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 3672, this pair ranks #1,999,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hängen vs hängt
Shared letters: ghnä. Private to "hängen": e. Private to "hängt": t.
"hängen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC