Which to use
“Hans” is a name and “hung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,515
- “Hans” frequency rank
- #34,563
- “hung” frequency rank
- 45078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hans | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune française, située dans le département de la Marne. | Prétérit et participe passé du verbe hang (« pendre, suspendre »). |
Letter map: Hans vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hans and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Hans vs hung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hans is aname and hungaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hans is recorded at frequency rank #10,515, classified as aname. hung is at rank #34,563, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈhʌŋ\.
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 45078, this pair ranks #205,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hans vs hung
Shared letters: hn. Private to "Hans": as. Private to "hung": gu.
"Hans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hans" for "hung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hans" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Hans" vs "hung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hans" 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 #205,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hans" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung vs hurt". 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 #205,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.