Which to use
“hängt” and “hung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,558
- “hängt” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 36800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hängt | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hängen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: hängt vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set hängt and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
hängt and hung are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36800, 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]. hung is at rank #35,242, tagged as averb, 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 36800, this pair ranks #1,606,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hängt vs hung
Shared letters: ghn. Private to "hängt": tä. Private to "hung": u.
"hängt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hung ← hhung · hnug · hugn · hungg · hunng · uhng