# swing vs swung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### swing
*verb · IPA /ˈswɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,051*
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

### swung
*verb · IPA /swʌŋ/ · frequency rank #15,714*
simple past and past participle of swing

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