# honk vs honky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### honk
*verb · IPA /hɒŋk/ · frequency rank #30,832*
To use a car horn.

### honky
*noun · frequency rank #37,494*
A white (Caucasian) person.

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