# hand vs hao

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hand
*noun · IPA /ˈhænd/ · frequency rank #375*
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

### hao
*noun · frequency rank #31,588*
A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.

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