Which to use
“hull” and “hung” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,218
- “hull” frequency rank
- #34,563
- “hung” frequency rank
- 52781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hull | hung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écosser (petits pois, haricots, fèves), écaler (noix), décortiquer (riz, graine), monder (orge, noisettes) | Prétérit et participe passé du verbe hang (« pendre, suspendre »). |
Where the eye mixes hull and hung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hull with hung
A purely visual mix-up. hull (\hʌl\) and hung (\ˈhʌŋ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hull is recorded at frequency rank #18,218, classified as averb, pronounced \hʌl\. hung is at rank #34,563, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈhʌŋ\.
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 52781, this pair ranks #145,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hull vs hung
Shared letters: hu. Private to "hull": l. Private to "hung": gn.
"hull" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hull" for "hung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hull" vs "hung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hull" 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 #145,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hull" and "hung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hung vs hurt". 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 #145,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.