# hanging vs hugging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hugging
*verb · IPA /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,426*
present participle and gerund of hug

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hugging