# Haines vs Hanks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Haines
*name · IPA /heɪnz/ · frequency rank #23,854*
A surname.

### Hanks
*name · frequency rank #21,818*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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