Which to use
“hushed” is an adjective and “Hussey” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,607
- “hushed” frequency rank
- #35,346
- “Hussey” frequency rank
- 66953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hushed | Hussey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Very quiet; expressed using soft tones. | A habitational surname from Norman. |
Letter map: hushed vs Hussey
Shared letters muted; letters that set hushed and Hussey apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - hushed and Hussey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hushed is anadjective and Husseyaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hushed is recorded at frequency rank #31,607, classified as anadj, pronounced /hʌʃt/. Hussey is at rank #35,346, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 66953, this pair ranks #65,610 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hushed vs Hussey
Shared letters: ehsu. Private to "hushed": d. Private to "Hussey": y.
"hushed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hussey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hushed" for "Hussey" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hushed" vs "Hussey" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "hushed" vs "Hussey" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hushed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hussey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,610 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hushed" and "Hussey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hued vs hushed". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #65,610 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.