# hewn vs hows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hewn
*adjective · IPA /hjuːn/ · frequency rank #43,189*
Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.

### hows
*noun · IPA /haʊz/ · frequency rank #38,890*
plural of how

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