# Hawes vs howls

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hawes
*name · IPA /ˈhɔːz/ · frequency rank #37,965*
A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8789).

### howls
*noun · IPA /haʊlz/ · frequency rank #37,974*
plural of howl

## Source
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