# flung vs fun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flung
*verb · IPA /ˈflʌŋ/ · frequency rank #18,828*
simple past and past participle of fling

### fun
*noun · IPA /fʌn/ · frequency rank #502*
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flung-vs-fun