# hour vs hut

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hour
*noun · IPA /aʊə/ · frequency rank #675*
A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).

### hut
*noun · IPA /hʌt/ · frequency rank #9,054*
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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