Which to use
“hängen” and “hatten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,114
- “hängen” frequency rank
- #278
- “hatten” frequency rank
- 2392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hängen | hatten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einem festen Punkt (durch das Eigengewicht nach unten baumelnd) befestigen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs haben |
Where the eye mixes hängen and hatten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hängen ([ˈhɛŋən]) and hatten ([ˈhatn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2392, 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]. hatten is at rank #278, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhatn̩].
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 2392, this pair ranks #2,002,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hängen vs hatten
Shared letters: ehn. Private to "hängen": gä. Private to "hatten": at.
"hängen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hatten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hatten ← ahtten · haten · hatetn · hattenn · hattne · hhatten · htaten