# hang vs hung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hang
*verb · IPA /ˈhæŋ/ · frequency rank #2,487*
To be or remain suspended.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hang-vs-hung