# Hungary vs hunger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hungary
*name · IPA /ˈhʌŋɡ(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #8,157*
A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.

### hunger
*noun · IPA /ˈhʌŋɡə/ · frequency rank #6,058*
A need or compelling desire for food.

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