# hulk vs Hus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hulk
*noun · IPA /hʌlk/ · frequency rank #10,864*
A large ship used for transportation; (more generally) a large ship that is difficult to manoeuvre.

### Hus
*name · frequency rank #42,702*
A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulk-vs-hus