# het vs ho

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### het
*noun · IPA /hɛt/ · frequency rank #24,186*
A heterosexual person.

### ho
*intj · IPA /həʊ/ · frequency rank #4,951*
Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/het-vs-ho