# H1N1 vs hung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### H1N1
*noun · frequency rank #38,874*
A strain of influenza, the most common cause of flu in humans; also the strain responsible for swine flu.

### hung
*verb · IPA /ˈhʌŋ/ · frequency rank #5,052*
simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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