Which to use
“haul” is a verb and “Hus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,551
- “haul” frequency rank
- #42,702
- “Hus” frequency rank
- 51253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haul | Hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. | A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer. |
Letter map: haul vs Hus
Shared letters muted; letters that set haul and Hus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for haul / Hus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: haul is averb and Husaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haul is recorded at frequency rank #8,551, classified as averb, pronounced /hɔːl/. Hus is at rank #42,702, tagged as aname.
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 51253, this pair ranks #167,027 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haul vs Hus
Shared letters: hu. Private to "haul": al. Private to "Hus": s.
"haul" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- haul ← ahul · halu · haull · hhaul · hual
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haul" for "Hus" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "haul" or "Hus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "haul" vs "Hus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "haul" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,027 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haul" and "Hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humps vs Hus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #167,027 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.