# het vs HOV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/het-vs-hov