# hands vs hints

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hands
*noun · IPA /hæn(d)z/ · frequency rank #710*
plural of hand

### hints
*noun · IPA /hɪnts/ · frequency rank #8,944*
plural of hint

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