Which to use
“hing” and “hung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,109
- “hing” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 45351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hing | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: hing vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set hing and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - hing / hung
hing 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 a single letter - i in “hing” becomes u in “hung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hing is recorded at frequency rank #10,109, classified as averb, pronounced [hɪŋ]. 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 45351, this pair ranks #1,355,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hing vs hung
Shared letters: ghn. Private to "hing": i. Private to "hung": u.
"hing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "hing" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "hing" and "hung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,355,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hing" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung vs puzzles". 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 #1,355,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.