Which to use
“hows” is a noun and “Hus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,890
- “hows” frequency rank
- #42,702
- “Hus” frequency rank
- 81592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hows | Hus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of how | A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer. |
Letter map: hows vs Hus
Shared letters muted; letters that set hows and Hus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - hows and Hus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hows is anoun and Husaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hows is recorded at frequency rank #38,890, classified as anoun, pronounced /haʊz/. Hus is at rank #42,702, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81592, this pair ranks #17,381 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hows vs Hus
Shared letters: hs. Private to "hows": ow. Private to "Hus": u.
"hows" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hows ← hhows · hosw · howss · howws · ohws
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hows" and "Hus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "hows" or "Hus" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "hows" vs "Hus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hows" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,381 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hows" and "Hus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humps vs Hus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,381 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.