# hugged vs hunger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hugged
*verb · IPA /hʌɡd/ · frequency rank #16,496*
simple past and past participle of hug

### hunger
*noun · IPA /ˈhʌŋɡə/ · frequency rank #6,058*
A need or compelling desire for food.

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