Which to use
“hängte” and “hegte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,582
- “hängte” frequency rank
- #48,210
- “hegte” frequency rank
- 90792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hängte | hegte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hegen |
Where the eye mixes hängte and hegte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hängte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against hegte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hängte vs hegte
A purely visual mix-up. hängte ([ˈhɛŋtə]) and hegte ([ˈheːktə]) 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 90792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hängte is recorded at frequency rank #42,582, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛŋtə]. hegte is at rank #48,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈheːktə].
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 90792, this pair ranks #43,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hängte vs hegte
Shared letters: eght. Private to "hängte": nä. Private to "hegte": -.
"hängte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hegte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hegte ← ehgte · heget · heggte · hegtte · hetge · hgete · hhegte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hängte" and "hegte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hängte" vs "hegte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hängte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hegte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hängte" and "hegte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hegte vs Hengste". 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 #43,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.