# Hu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hu/ · frequency rank #13,362

## Definitions
1. A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.

## Etymology
From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu.

## Easily confused with
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hv)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-huh)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hub)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hum)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hue)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hun)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hud)
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hwy)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hua)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hye)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hui)
- **Hur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hur)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hus)
- **Huw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-huw)
- **huge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-huge)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hurt)
- **hunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hunt)
- **hung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hung)

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