# hanging

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,002

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of hang

## Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

## Easily confused with
- **having** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-having)
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hating)
- **hazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hazing)
- **honing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-honing)
- **hunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hunting)
- **hugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hugging)
- **Harding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-harding)
- **hauling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hauling)
- **hawking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hawking)
- **hinting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hinting)
- **hedging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hedging)
- **honking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-honking)
- **hogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hogging)
- **haunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-haunting)
- **hacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hacking-vs-hanging)
- **handing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handing-vs-hanging)
- **hailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailing-vs-hanging)
- **halting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halting-vs-hanging)
- **handling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handling-vs-hanging)
- **haggling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haggling-vs-hanging)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahnging`, `hagning`, `hangging`, `hangign`, `hangingg`, `hanginng`, `hangnig`, `hanigng`, `hannging`, `hhanging`, `hnaging`

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