Which to use
“hängen” and “hegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,114
- “hängen” frequency rank
- #23,977
- “hegen” frequency rank
- 26091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hängen | hegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einem festen Punkt (durch das Eigengewicht nach unten baumelnd) befestigen | aufmerksam schützen und versorgen |
Where the eye mixes hängen and hegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hängen ([ˈhɛŋən]) and hegen ([ˈheːɡn̩]) 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 26091, 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]. hegen is at rank #23,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈheːɡn̩].
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 26091, this pair ranks #1,823,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hängen vs hegen
Shared letters: eghn. Private to "hängen": ä. Private to "hegen": -.
"hängen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hegen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hegen ← ehgen · heegn · hegenn · heggen · hegne · hgeen · hhegen