hängtvshungWhat's the difference?

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.

5 ch
hängt
4 ch
hung

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": . Private to "hung": u.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hunghhung · hnug · hugn · hungg · hunng · uhng

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hängt" and "hung" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "hängt" or "hung"?
"hängt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,558 in our German list, against #35,242 for "hung". 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