# slag vs sung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slag
*noun · IPA /slæɡ/ · frequency rank #22,814*
Waste material from a mine.

### sung
*verb · IPA /sʌŋ/ · frequency rank #8,213*
past participle of sing

## Source
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