# hawk vs Howe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hawk
*noun · IPA /ˈhɔːk/ · frequency rank #9,477*
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

### Howe
*name · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #14,563*
An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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