Which to use
“hou” is an intj and “Howe” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,040
- “hou” frequency rank
- #38,346
- “Howe” frequency rank
- 64386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hou | Howe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suppose le cri d’un fantôme. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: hou vs Howe
Shared letters muted; letters that set hou and Howe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: hou vs Howe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hou is anintj and Howeaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hou is recorded at frequency rank #26,040, classified as anintj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\u\. Howe is at rank #38,346, tagged as aname.
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 64386, this pair ranks #77,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hou vs Howe
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hou": u. Private to "Howe": ew.
"hou" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Howe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Howe ← hhowe · hoew · howwe · hwoe · ohwe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hou" for "Howe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hou" or "Howe"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hou" and "Howe".
- Full dictionary entry for "hou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Howe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hou" and "Howe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs Howe". 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 #77,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.