Which to use
“Hugh” is a name and “hung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,352
- “Hugh” frequency rank
- #32,245
- “hung” frequency rank
- 48597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hugh | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Pasado simple del verbo (to) hang. |
Where the eye mixes Hugh and hung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hugh vs hung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hugh is /hjuː/ while hung is /hʌŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hugh is recorded at frequency rank #16,352, classified as aname, pronounced /hjuː/. hung is at rank #32,245, tagged as averb, pronounced /hʌŋ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48597, this pair ranks #113,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hugh vs hung
Shared letters: ghu. Private to "Hugh": -. Private to "hung": n.
"Hugh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hugh" and "hung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Hugh" or "hung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hugh" and "hung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hugh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hugh" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huey vs hung". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #113,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.