# hes vs HOV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hes
*determiner · IPA /hiːz/ · frequency rank #7,568*
Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

### HOV
*noun · IPA /eɪt͡ʃ əʊ ˈviː/ · frequency rank #47,679*
Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hes-vs-hov