# Haus vs hocus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Haus
*name · frequency rank #38,426*
A surname

### hocus
*verb · IPA /ˈhəʊkəs/ · frequency rank #48,804*
To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.

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