# Hartman vs hitman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hitman
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪtmæːn/ · frequency rank #21,237*
A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

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