Which to use
“hao” is a noun and “ho” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,588
- “hao” frequency rank
- #4,951
- “ho” frequency rank
- 36539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hao | ho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong. | Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts. |
Letter map: hao vs ho
Shared letters muted; letters that set hao and ho apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hao / ho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hao is anoun and hoanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hao is recorded at frequency rank #31,588, classified as anoun. ho is at rank #4,951, tagged as anintj, pronounced /həʊ/.
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 36539, this pair ranks #302,325 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hao vs ho
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hao": a. Private to "ho": -.
"hao" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "ho" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "hao" and "ho". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hao" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,325 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hao" and "ho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hao vs HRW". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #302,325 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.