Which to use
“half” and “hof” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #374
- “half” frequency rank
- #24,473
- “hof” frequency rank
- 24847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hof |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. | An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house. |
Letter map: half vs hof
Shared letters muted; letters that set half and hof apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - half / hof
half and hof are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
half is recorded at frequency rank #374, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɑːf/. hof is at rank #24,473, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24847, this pair ranks #398,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hof
Shared letters: fh. Private to "half": al. Private to "hof": o.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hof" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- half ← ahlf · hafl · halff · hallf · hhalf · hlaf
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "half" and "hof" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "half" vs "hof" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "half" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hof" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" and "hof" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hof vs hoke". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #398,873 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.