# hows

> English word · Noun · IPA /haʊz/ · frequency rank #38,890

## Definitions
1. plural of how

## Easily confused with
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hwy)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hoy)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hus)
- **HTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hts)
- **Huw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-huw)
- **HRW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hrw)
- **hugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hugs)
- **hubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hubs)
- **huts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-huts)
- **hues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hues)
- **Huns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-huns)
- **Hoya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hows-vs-hoya)
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ho-vs-hows)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/his-vs-hows)
- **has** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/has-vs-hows)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/how-vs-hows)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hot-vs-hows)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hop-vs-hows)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hes-vs-hows)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hon-vs-hows)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhows`, `hosw`, `howss`, `howws`, `ohws`

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