# hoe vs hoo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hoe
*noun · IPA /həʊ/ · frequency rank #20,954*
Any of various tools for scraping, scratching, digging, or stirring soil or other materials.

### hoo
*pronoun · IPA /huː/ · frequency rank #17,631*
she

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