# hours vs hugs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hours
*noun · IPA /ˈaʊə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #388*
plural of hour

### hugs
*noun · IPA /hʌɡz/ · frequency rank #11,231*
plural of hug

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