# hung vs hungry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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)

### hungry
*adjective · IPA /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ · frequency rank #3,307*
Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.

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