# hew vs hog

> 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.

### hog
*noun · IPA /hɒɡ/ · frequency rank #13,532*
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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