hängen lassen
[ˈhɛŋənˌlasn̩]
The verdict
“hängen lassen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Aufgehängtes (zum Beispiel ein Kleidungsstück) irgendwo zurücklassen, dort vergessen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hangen-lassen · hängen lassen · German
hängen lassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hängen lassen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈhɛŋənˌlasn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hängen lassen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hängen lassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhɛŋənˌlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
hängen lassen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hängen lassen, spelled H-Ä-N-G-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Aufgehängtes (zum Beispiel ein Kleidungsstück) irgendwo zurücklassen, dort vergessen
- 2(jemandem) nicht die nötige Hilfe/Unterstützung gewähren
- 3fatalistisch, antriebslos vor sich hin leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hängen lassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Habe ich gestern meinen Regenmantel bei euch hängen lassen/gelassen?
Auch nach seinem Schuldeingeständnis ließ ihn die Familie nicht hängen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.