# Habs vs hob

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Habs
*name · frequency rank #29,679*
The Montreal Canadiens hockey club.

### hob
*noun · IPA /hɑb/ · frequency rank #38,889*
A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

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