Which to use
“hingeben” and “hingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,114
- “hingeben” frequency rank
- #19,606
- “hingen” frequency rank
- 49720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hingeben | hingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in die Richtung, in den Besitz von jemandem etwas überreichen, übergeben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hängen |
Where the eye mixes hingeben and hingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hingeben and hingen
A purely visual mix-up. hingeben ([ˈhɪnˌɡeːbn̩]) and hingen ([ˈhɪŋən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hingeben is recorded at frequency rank #30,114, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌɡeːbn̩]. hingen is at rank #19,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪŋən].
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 49720, this pair ranks #1,200,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hingeben vs hingen
Shared letters: eghin. Private to "hingeben": b. Private to "hingen": -.
"hingeben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hingen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hingeben" and "hingen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hingeben" or "hingen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hingeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,200,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hingeben" and "hingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingeben vs hinzugeben". 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 #1,200,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.