# howl vs hows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### howl
*noun · IPA /haʊl/ · frequency rank #22,999*
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.

### 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.
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