# highest vs Hughes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### highest
*adjective · IPA /ˈhaɪ.ɪst/ · frequency rank #1,457*
superlative form of high: most high

### Hughes
*name · IPA /hjuːz/ · frequency rank #6,255*
A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.

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