# Hank vs hao

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hank
*name · IPA /hæŋk/ · frequency rank #22,039*
Hipocorístico de Henry.

### hao
*intj · IPA [ˈao] · frequency rank #40,863*
Se usaba para llamar a uno que estuviese distante.

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