# Hus vs hush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hush
*verb · IPA /hʌʃ/ · frequency rank #15,629*
To become quiet.

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