Which to use
“Hugh” and “Hughes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,352
- “Hugh” frequency rank
- #17,726
- “Hughes” frequency rank
- 34078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hugh | Hughes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes Hugh and Hughes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Hugh runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Hughes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Hugh and Hughes
A purely visual mix-up. Hugh (/hjuː/) and Hughes (/hjuːz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Hugh” sits inside “Hughes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hugh is recorded at frequency rank #16,352, classified as aname, pronounced /hjuː/. Hughes is at rank #17,726, tagged as aname, pronounced /hjuːz/.
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 34078, this pair ranks #193,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hugh vs Hughes
Shared letters: ghu. Private to "Hugh": -. Private to "Hughes": es.
"Hugh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Hughes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hugh" for "Hughes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Hugh" or "Hughes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Hugh" and "Hughes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hugh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hughes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hugh" and "Hughes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "higher vs Hughes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #193,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.