# Hanoi vs Hanson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hanoi
*name · IPA /hɑːˈnɔɪ/ · frequency rank #17,376*
The capital city of Vietnam.

### Hanson
*name · IPA /ˈhæn.sən/ · frequency rank #14,130*
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/hanoi-vs-hanson