# hoodoo vs hoods

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hoodoo
*noun · IPA /ˈhuːduː/ · frequency rank #49,988*
A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.

### hoods
*noun · IPA /hʊdz/ · frequency rank #25,413*
plural of hood

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