# have vs hope

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### have
*verb · IPA /hæv/ · frequency rank #20*
To possess, own.

### hope
*verb · IPA /həʊp/ · frequency rank #346*
To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

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