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Confusables Entry 1021 / 1350 60-second read

Hangar vs. Hanger

An aircraft shelter versus a clothes hook.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The jet taxied back into its hanger.

✓ Correct

The jet taxied back into its hangar.

The ruleii

HANGAR = for aircraft. HANGER = for clothes.

HANGAR (with an A) is a large building for aircraft. HANGER (with an E) is the thing in your closet — or a person who hangs things.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

HangAr holds Aircraft. HangEr holds clothEs.

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