# Hobson vs Horton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hobson
*name · IPA /ˈhɒb.sən/ · frequency rank #30,082*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### Horton
*name · IPA /ˈhɔː.tən/ · frequency rank #18,102*
A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

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