hängtvshankWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hängt is a verb, hank is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hängt” is a verb and “hank” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,558
“hängt” frequency rank
#27,764
“hank” frequency rank
29322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hängt hank
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen (Garn) Strang, Docke

Letter map: hängt vs hank

Shared letters muted; letters that set hängt and hank apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
hängt
4 ch
hank

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hängt is averb and hankanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hängt is recorded at frequency rank #1,558, classified as averb, pronounced [hɛŋt]. hank is at rank #27,764, tagged as anoun, 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 29322, this pair ranks #1,768,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hängt vs hank

Shared letters: hn. Private to "hängt": gtä. Private to "hank": ak.

"hängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "hank" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hankahnk · hakn · hankk · hannk · hhank · hnak

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hängt" and "hank" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hängt" is a verb and "hank" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hängt" or "hank"?
"hängt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,558 in our German list, against #27,764 for "hank". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list