Which to use
“hung” is a verb and “Hur” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,052
- “hung” frequency rank
- #30,836
- “Hur” frequency rank
- 35888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hung | Hur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) | A surname. |
Letter map: hung vs Hur
Shared letters muted; letters that set hung and Hur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hung and Hur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hung is averb and Huraname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35888, 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/. Hur is at rank #30,836, tagged as aname.
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 35888, this pair ranks #308,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hung vs Hur
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hung": gn. Private to "Hur": r.
"hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hung ← hhung · hnug · hugn · hungg · hunng · uhng
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "hung" vs "Hur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hung" and "Hur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HRW vs Hur". 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 #308,049 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.