# Hoffman vs Huffman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hoffman
*name · frequency rank #11,898*
A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

### Huffman
*name · IPA /ˈhʌfmən/ · frequency rank #42,186*
A surname.

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