# h vs Hu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### h
*character · IPA /eɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #926*
The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

### Hu
*name · IPA /hu/ · frequency rank #13,362*
A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/h-vs-hu