# how vs hows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### how
*adverb · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #67*
To what degree or extent.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/how-vs-hows