# hawthorn vs Hawthorne

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hawthorn
*noun · IPA /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ · frequency rank #21,534*
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

### Hawthorne
*name · IPA /ˈhɔːθɔːn/ · frequency rank #20,946*
A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.

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