# how vs HP

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### HP
*name · IPA /eɪt͡ʃˌpiː/ · frequency rank #5,801*
Initialism of Himachal Pradesh: a state of India.

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