# hula vs human

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hula
*noun · IPA /ˈhuːlə/ · frequency rank #28,583*
A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.

### human
*adjective · IPA /ˈhjuː.mən/ · frequency rank #444*
Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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