# Hou

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,415

## Definitions
1. A surname from Chinese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 侯 (Hóu).

## Easily confused with
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hr)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hp)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hq)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hu)
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hv)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-how)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-huh)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hub)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hum)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hue)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hun)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hud)
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hwy)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hua)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hye)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hui)
- **HPV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hpv)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hou-vs-hoy)

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