hung
/ˈhʌŋ/
"hung" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hung” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,052
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
Corpus desk
Index EN-hung · hung · English
hung · rank #5,052 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,052
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hood
Nearest frequency peer: hood (-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 “hung”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- highlight
highlight
94,952 corpus weight
- holder
holder
94,951 corpus weight
- hood
hood
94,950 corpus weight
- hung
hung
94,949 corpus weight
- identical
identical
94,948 corpus weight
- imperial
imperial
94,947 corpus weight
What this shows “hung” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hung |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈhʌŋ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #5,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hung”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around hung (IPA /ˈhʌŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,052 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hung, with forms such as "hhung", "hnug", and "hugn". 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, "hut", "Hur", "Hus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is hung, spelled H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
- 2simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They fructify a barren, and render barren a very luxurious Soil; and, if you will believe them, they’ll tell you the Tree whereon Judas hung himſelf, and more than the Natives know themſelves, or ever ſaw in their own Country.
I am purſuaded, that if even Bradford himſelf, that day, had ventured to check the violence of the people, in any way that was not agreeable to them ; and had betrayed the leaſt partiality for the exciſe law ; or perhaps even a remiſſion of his zeal againſt it, he would have ſunk, in an inſtant, from his power, and they would have hung him on the firſt tree.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhung
- hnug
- hugn
- hungg
- hunng
- uhng
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hung - 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.
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.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).