# hokey vs Howe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hokey
*adjective · IPA /ˈhəʊki/ · frequency rank #45,980*
Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.

### Howe
*name · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #14,563*
An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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