# hon vs hook

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hon
*verb · IPA [hoːn] · frequency rank #40,001*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs honen

### hook
*verb · IPA [hʊk] · frequency rank #23,987*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hooken

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hon-vs-hook