# hap vs how

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hap
*noun · IPA /hæp/ · frequency rank #27,486*
A person's lot (good or bad), luck, fortune, fate.

### how
*adverb · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #67*
To what degree or extent.

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