# Hugh vs Hughes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hugh
*name · IPA /hjuː/ · frequency rank #7,018*
A male given name from the Germanic languages.

### Hughes
*name · IPA /hjuːz/ · frequency rank #6,255*
A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.

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