# hacking vs hanging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hacking
*adjective · IPA /ˈhækɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,430*
Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

### hanging
*verb · IPA /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,002*
present participle and gerund of hang

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