# Hideo vs hideous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hideo
*name · frequency rank #46,515*
A male given name from Japanese.

### hideous
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ · frequency rank #16,042*
Extremely or shockingly ugly.

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