hängtvshanksWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#1,558
“hängt” frequency rank
#36,977
“hanks” frequency rank
38535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hängt hanks
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen Plural des Substantivs hank

Letter map: hängt vs hanks

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

5 ch
hängt
5 ch
hanks

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hängt is averb and hanksanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38535, 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]. hanks is at rank #36,977, 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 38535, this pair ranks #1,561,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hängt vs hanks

Shared letters: hn. Private to "hängt": gtä. Private to "hanks": aks.

"hängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "hanks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hanksahnks · hakns · hankks · hankss · hannks · hansk · hhanks · hnaks

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hängt" and "hanks" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hängt" is a verb and "hanks" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hängt" or "hanks"?
"hängt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,558 in our German list, against #36,977 for "hanks". 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