gehangen

[ɡəˈhaŋən]

/[ɡəˈhaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gehangen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,839
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehangen · gehangen · German

gehangen · rank #41,839 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,839
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegnerin

Nearest frequency peer: Gegnerin (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gehangen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gehangen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gehangen vs gehängt
63% similar
gehangen vs gehauen
75% similar
gehangen vs Gesänge
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gehangen
PropertyValue
Headwordgehangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈhaŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,839
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gehangen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gehangenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gegnerin“ (#41,838), „gehend“ (#41,840), „Gefrierfach“ (#41,837). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehangen“ bei #41,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gehangen (IPA [ɡəˈhaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,839 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehangen, with forms such as "eghangen", "geahngen", and "gehagnen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gehängt", "gehauen", "Gesänge", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gehangen, spelled G-E-H-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghangen
  • geahngen
  • gehagnen
  • gehanegn
  • gehangenn
  • gehanggen
  • gehangne
  • gehanngen
  • gehhangen
  • gehnagen
  • ggehangen
  • gheangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gehangen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eghangen2geahngen2gehagnen2gehanegn2gehangenn1gehanggen1gehangne2gehanngen1
Edit distance from "gehangen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gehangen"?
"gehangen" is spelled G-E-H-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhaŋən].
What does "gehangen" mean?
As a verb, "gehangen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen
What words are commonly confused with "gehangen"?
"gehangen" is commonly confused with "gehängt", "gehauen", "Gesänge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehangen" is [ɡəˈhaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehangen" come from?
"gehangen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gehangen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gegnerin#41,838gekrümmt#41,842geschämt#41,854getrimmt#41,860

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gepfiffen12 variantsFrançaise12 variantsFolgetag12 variantshelfende12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list