hing
/hɪŋ/verb, noun
hing is spelled H-I-N-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hing means “alternative form of hang” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hing?
| Letters | 4: H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hing?
Hing appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hing?
- /hɪŋ/
Hing has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hing
Also written: hang.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nigh.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does hing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
alternative form of hang.
noun
- 1
IndiaAsafoetida, especially when used as a seasoning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hing come from?
Borrowed from Hindi हींग (hīṅg).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).