# Hades vs hardest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hades
*name · IPA /ˈheɪdiːz/ · frequency rank #22,394*
The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

### hardest
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɑːdɪst/ · frequency rank #6,055*
superlative form of hard: most hard. Most rigid or most difficult.

## Source
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