# hank vs hing

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hank
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #27,764*
(Garn) Strang, Docke

### hing
*verb · IPA [hɪŋ] · frequency rank #10,109*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hank-vs-hing