# house vs hows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hows
*noun · IPA /haʊz/ · frequency rank #38,890*
plural of how

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