hing

/hɪŋ/

//hɪŋ// verb

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"hing" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hing” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,801
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alternative form of hang.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hing · hing · English

hing · rank #48,801 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,801
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Highbury

Nearest frequency peer: Highbury (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hing”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hing vs hn
50% similar
hing vs his
50% similar
hing vs hit
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hing
PropertyValue
Headwordhing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/hɪŋ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,801
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hing”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Highbury” (#48,800), “hobbyist” (#48,803), “Hermosa” (#48,798). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hing” is #48,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hing (IPA /hɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,801 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "alternative form of hang.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hing, with forms such as "hhing", "hign", and "hingg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hn", "his", "hit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is hing, spelled H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    alternative form of hang.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The peers of Pluto's realm assembled been Amid the palace of their angry King, In hideous forms and shapes, tofore unseen, That fear, death, terror and amazement bring, With ugly paws some trample on the green, Some gnaw the snakes that on their shoulders hing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhing
  • hign
  • hingg
  • hinng
  • hnig
  • ihng

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hing - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhing1hign2hingg1hinng1hnig2ihng2
Edit distance from "hing"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hing"?
"hing" is spelled H-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /hɪŋ/.
What does "hing" mean?
As a verb, "hing" means: alternative form of hang.
What words are commonly confused with "hing"?
"hing" is commonly confused with "hn", "his", "hit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hing" is /hɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hing" come from?
"hing" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ices#48,810Gama#48,762Khun#48,849Fata#48,741

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hosea6 variantsKaoru6 variantsKazuo6 variantsLaney6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list