Which to use
“ham” is a noun and “ho” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,746
- “ham” frequency rank
- #8,490
- “ho” frequency rank
- 28236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ham | ho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pernil | o |
Letter map: ham vs ho
Shared letters muted; letters that set ham and ho apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ham / ho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ham is anoun and hoapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ham is recorded at frequency rank #19,746, classified as anoun, pronounced /hæm/. ho is at rank #8,490, tagged as apron.
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 28236, this pair ranks #40,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ham vs ho
Shared letters: h. Private to "ham": am. Private to "ho": o.
"ham" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ho" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ham" and "ho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ham" vs "ho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ham" vs "ho" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ham" 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 #40,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ham" and "ho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ham vs hamza". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.