# haddock vs Hancock

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### haddock
*noun · IPA /ˈhædək/ · frequency rank #35,745*
A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

### Hancock
*name · IPA /ˈhæŋkɒk/ · frequency rank #13,525*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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