# Howie vs hows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Howie
*name · IPA /ˈhaʊ.i/ · frequency rank #23,305*
A diminutive of the male given name Howard.

### 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.
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