gehängt

[ɡəˈhɛŋt]

/[ɡəˈhɛŋt]/ verb

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The verdict

“gehängt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,586
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
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-gehangt · gehängt · German

gehängt · rank #17,586 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,586
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gefährten

Nearest frequency peer: Gefährten (-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 „gehängt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gehängt“ 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).

gehängt vs gesagt
57% similar
gehängt vs gelang
57% similar
gehängt vs Gesang
43% similar

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

Key facts for gehängt
PropertyValue
Headwordgehängt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈhɛŋt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,586
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gehängt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gefährten“ (#17,585), „gelber“ (#17,587), „geerntet“ (#17,584). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gehängt“ bei #17,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gehängt (IPA [ɡəˈhɛŋt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,586 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gehängt, with forms such as "eghängt", "gehhängt", and "gehnägt". 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, "gesagt", "gelang", "Gesang", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gehängt, spelled G-E-H-Ä-N-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eghängt
  • gehhängt
  • gehnägt
  • gehägnt
  • gehänggt
  • gehängtt
  • gehänngt
  • gehäntg
  • geähngt
  • ggehängt
  • gheängt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gehängt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eghängt2gehhängt1gehnägt2gehägnt2gehänggt1gehängtt1gehänngt1gehäntg2
Edit distance from "gehängt"

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 "gehängt"?
"gehängt" is spelled G-E-H-Ä-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhɛŋt].
What does "gehängt" mean?
As a verb, "gehängt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs hängen
What words are commonly confused with "gehängt"?
"gehängt" is commonly confused with "gesagt", "gelang", "Gesang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gehängt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehängt" is [ɡəˈhɛŋt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehängt" come from?
"gehängt" 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 "gehängt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

genaues#17,588gerannt#17,592gereizt#17,593Epochen#17,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

grausame11 variantschicken11 variantsjüdisch11 variantsbefolgt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list