# hugged vs hushed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hushed
*adjective · IPA /hʌʃt/ · frequency rank #31,607*
Very quiet; expressed using soft tones.

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