# hej vs hip

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hej
*intj · IPA [haɪ] · frequency rank #48,213*
informelle Grußformel

### hip
*adjective · IPA [hɪp] · frequency rank #6,934*
in Mode, voll im Trend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hej-vs-hip