# hectare vs hector

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hectare
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛk.tɛə/ · frequency rank #25,086*
A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

### hector
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛktə/ · frequency rank #13,529*
Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.

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