# hip vs how

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### how
*adverb · IPA [haʊ] · frequency rank #4,899*
nach der Methode fragend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hip-vs-how