# XO vs xoxo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### XO
*noun · frequency rank #24,641*
Alternative letter-case form of xo (“hugs and kisses”).

### xoxo
*noun · IPA [ɛksəʊɛksəʊ] · frequency rank #46,275*
Abbreviation of hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.

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