Which to use
“hip” is an adjective and “Hippe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,934
- “hip” frequency rank
- #41,897
- “Hippe” frequency rank
- 48831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hip | Hippe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Mode, voll im Trend | Messer mit sichelförmig geschwungener Klinge, das zum Beispiel zum Abschneiden von Ästen benutzt wird, teilweise als Klappmesser ausgeführt |
Where the eye mixes hip and Hippe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hip vs Hippe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hip is [hɪp] while Hippe is [ˈhɪpə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hip” sits inside “Hippe”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hip is recorded at frequency rank #6,934, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɪp]. Hippe is at rank #41,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪpə].
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 48831, this pair ranks #1,234,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hip vs Hippe
Shared letters: hip. Private to "hip": -. Private to "Hippe": e.
"hip" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Hippe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hippe ← hhippe · hipe · hipep · hpipe · ihppe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hip" for "Hippe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hip" or "Hippe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hippe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,234,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hip" and "Hippe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs Hippe". 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 #1,234,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.