# Hou vs hough

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hou
*name · frequency rank #25,415*
A surname from Chinese.

### hough
*noun · IPA /hɒk/ · frequency rank #29,686*
Alternative form of hock (“the hollow behind the knee”).

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