# horn vs Hur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### horn
*noun · IPA /hɔːn/ · frequency rank #5,689*
A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

### Hur
*name · frequency rank #30,836*
A surname.

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