# sprung vs stung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sprung
*verb · IPA /spɹʌŋ/ · frequency rank #17,036*
simple past and past participle of spring

### stung
*verb · IPA /stʌŋ/ · frequency rank #20,239*
simple past and past participle of sting

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