# hideous vs hides

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hides
*noun · IPA /haɪdz/ · frequency rank #11,393*
plural of hide

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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