# hooks vs hooves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hooks
*noun · IPA /hʊks/ · frequency rank #12,070*
plural 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/hooks-vs-hooves