# slung vs slurp

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slung
*verb · IPA /ˈslʌŋ/ · frequency rank #35,082*
simple past and past participle of sling

### slurp
*verb · IPA /slɜːp/ · frequency rank #49,639*
To eat or drink noisily.

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