# HOV vs hv

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### HOV
*noun · IPA /eɪt͡ʃ əʊ ˈviː/ · frequency rank #47,679*
Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle.

### hv
*verb · frequency rank #35,759*
Abbreviation of have.

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