Which to use
“ho” is a pronoun and “hook” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,490
- “ho” frequency rank
- #28,609
- “hook” frequency rank
- 37099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ho | hook |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o | gancho |
Letter map: ho vs hook
Shared letters muted; letters that set ho and hook apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ho / hook
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ho is apronoun and hookanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ho” sits inside “hook”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ho is recorded at frequency rank #8,490, classified as apron. hook is at rank #28,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hʊk/.
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 37099, this pair ranks #29,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ho vs hook
Shared letters: ho. Private to "ho": -. Private to "hook": k.
"ho" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hook ← hhook · hok · hoko · hookk · ohok
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ho" and "hook" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ho" or "hook"?
Useful next steps
Pair "ho" vs "hook" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hook" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ho" and "hook" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hook vs hooker". 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 #29,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.