# hung vs hunk

> 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)

### hunk
*noun · IPA /hʌŋk/ · frequency rank #24,788*
A large or dense piece of something.

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