# hush vs husks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### husks
*noun · IPA /hʌsks/ · frequency rank #46,530*
plural of husk

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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