# hew vs ho

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hew
*verb · IPA /hjuː/ · frequency rank #46,513*
To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hew-vs-ho