Hunger

\ˈhʊŋɐ\

/\ˈhʊŋɐ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Hunger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,890
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faim.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hunger · Hunger · French

Hunger · rank #22,890 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,890
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hippodrome

Nearest frequency peer: hippodrome (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hunger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Hunger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Hunger vs hurler
50% similar
Hunger vs hunter
67% similar
Hunger vs hung
50% similar

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

Key facts for Hunger
PropertyValue
HeadwordHunger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhʊŋɐ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,890
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hunger »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Hungerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hippodrome » (#22,889), « hépatique » (#22,891), « him » (#22,888). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hunger » est au #22,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hunger (IPA \ˈhʊŋɐ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,890 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hunger, with forms such as "hhunger", "hnuger", and "hugner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hurler", "hunter", "hung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Hunger, spelled H-U-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faim.
  2. 2
    Désir ardent, besoin impérieux, soif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Großen Hunger haben.
  2. Vor Hunger sterben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhunger
  • hnuger
  • hugner
  • hunegr
  • hungerr
  • hungger
  • hungre
  • hunnger
  • uhnger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hunger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhunger1hnuger2hugner2hunegr2hungerr1hungger1hungre2hunnger1
Edit distance from "Hunger"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hunger"?
"Hunger" is spelled H-U-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhʊŋɐ\.
What does "Hunger" mean?
As a noun, "Hunger" means: Faim.
What words are commonly confused with "Hunger"?
"Hunger" is commonly confused with "hurler", "hunter", "hung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hunger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hunger" is \ˈhʊŋɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hunger" come from?
"Hunger" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

graphe#22,882insère#22,903germes#22,876gelées#22,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

jugeait9 variantsKhaled9 variantsflirter9 variantsfeuillet9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list