Which to use
“hung” and “hunt” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,052
- “hung” frequency rank
- #3,065
- “hunt” frequency rank
- 8117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hung | hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
Where the eye mixes hung and hunt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hung vs hunt
A purely visual mix-up. hung (/ˈhʌŋ/) and hunt (/hʌnt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “hung” becomes t in “hunt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hung is recorded at frequency rank #5,052, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhʌŋ/. hunt is at rank #3,065, tagged as averb, pronounced /hʌnt/.
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 8117, this pair ranks #504,048 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hung vs hunt
Shared letters: hnu. Private to "hung": g. Private to "hunt": t.
"hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hunt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hung" and "hunt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hung" vs "hunt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hung" and "hunt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #504,048 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hung" and "hunt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hing vs hung". 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 #504,048 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.