Which to use
“aux” is a contraction and “Ho” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,511
- “aux” frequency rank
- #8,268
- “Ho” frequency rank
- 40779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aux | Ho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contracción de la preposición à y el artículo les; a las ; a los. | Ciudad de Ghana |
Same sound, different letters: aux vs Ho
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. No shared letter run - the mix-up is pure homophony.
Same sound, different spelling - aux / Ho
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: aux and Ho carry the same recorded pronunciation, /o/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is acontraction, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aux is recorded at frequency rank #32,511, classified as acontraction, pronounced /o/. Ho is at rank #8,268, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈo].
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 40779, this pair ranks #157,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aux vs Ho
Shared letters: none. Private to "aux": aux. Private to "Ho": ho.
"aux" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "Ho" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aux" and "Ho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aux" vs "Ho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "aux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aux" and "Ho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atl vs aux". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #157,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.