# humble vs hurdle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### humble
*adjective · IPA /ˈhʌmbəl/ · frequency rank #5,973*
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.

### hurdle
*noun · IPA /ˈhɜːdl̩/ · frequency rank #16,938*
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.

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