# howl vs Hoya

> 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.

### Hoya
*noun · frequency rank #44,262*
A member of the Georgetown Hoyas, the official athletics teams of Georgetown University in the United States.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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