Which to use
“hum” is a pronoun and “hung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,488
- “hum” frequency rank
- #35,242
- “hung” frequency rank
- 82730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hum | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hang |
Letter map: hum vs hung
Shared letters muted; letters that set hum and hung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hum vs hung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hum is apronoun and hungaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hum is recorded at frequency rank #47,488, classified as apron, pronounced […]. hung is at rank #35,242, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 82730, this pair ranks #152,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hum vs hung
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hum": m. Private to "hung": gn.
"hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hung ← hhung · hnug · hugn · hungg · hunng · uhng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hum" and "hung" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hum" or "hung" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hum" and "hung".
- Full dictionary entry for "hum" 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 #152,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hum" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hum vs puzzles". 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 #152,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.