# Hausa vs hush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hausa
*noun · IPA /ˈhaʊsə/ · frequency rank #37,964*
A people living in Nigeria and part of Niger.

### hush
*verb · IPA /hʌʃ/ · frequency rank #15,629*
To become quiet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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