Which to use
“hui” is a noun and “hung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,115
- “hui” frequency rank
- #5,052
- “hung” frequency rank
- 27167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hui | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A Māori social gathering or assembly. | simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) |
Where the eye mixes hui and hung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hui and hung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hui is /ˈhʉː.iː/ while hung is /ˈhʌŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hui is recorded at frequency rank #22,115, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhʉː.iː/. hung is at rank #5,052, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhʌŋ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27167, this pair ranks #381,073 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hui vs hung
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hui": i. Private to "hung": gn.
"hui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hung ← hhung · hnug · hugn · hungg · hunng · uhng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hui" and "hung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hui" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,073 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hui" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HIIT vs hui". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #381,073 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.