# hooked vs hooves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hooked
*verb · IPA /hʊkt/ · frequency rank #8,045*
simple past and past participle of hook

### hooves
*noun · IPA /hʊvz/ · frequency rank #32,033*
plural of hoof

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