# Hou vs house

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### house
*noun · IPA /haʊs/ · frequency rank #186*
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

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