# hen vs hou

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### hen
*noun · IPA \ˈhɛn\ · frequency rank #46,208*
Poule.

### hou
*intj · IPA ^((h aspiré))\u\ · frequency rank #26,040*
Suppose le cri d’un fantôme.

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