# hits vs hows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hits
*determiner · IPA /hɪts/ · frequency rank #2,254*
Alternative form of its.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hits-vs-hows