Which to use
“hängt” and “hing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,558
- “hängt” frequency rank
- #10,109
- “hing” frequency rank
- 11667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hängt | hing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hängt and hing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hängt with hing
A purely visual mix-up. hängt ([hɛŋt]) and hing ([hɪŋ]) 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 11667, 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]. hing is at rank #10,109, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɪŋ].
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 11667, this pair ranks #1,968,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hängt vs hing
Shared letters: ghn. Private to "hängt": tä. Private to "hing": i.
"hängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hing ← hhing · hign · hingg · hinng · hnig · ihng
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hängt" for "hing" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hängt" or "hing"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hängt" and "hing" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hängt" and "hing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs hing". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,968,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.