# hoe vs Hosea

> 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.

### Hosea
*name · IPA /ˌhoʊˈziːə/ · frequency rank #48,807*
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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