# hangman vs Hartman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hangman
*noun · IPA /ˈhæŋˌmæn/ · frequency rank #42,688*
An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

### Hartman
*name · frequency rank #24,777*
A surname from Dutch of Dutch and Low German origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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