Which to use
“Hippe” is a noun and “hopp” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,897
- “Hippe” frequency rank
- #15,656
- “hopp” frequency rank
- 57553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hippe | hopp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Messer mit sichelförmig geschwungener Klinge, das zum Beispiel zum Abschneiden von Ästen benutzt wird, teilweise als Klappmesser ausgeführt | in einer zügigen Art und Weise, oft mit fehlender Sorgfalt |
Letter map: Hippe vs hopp
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hippe and hopp apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Hippe / hopp
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hippe is anoun and hoppanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hippe is recorded at frequency rank #41,897, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɪpə]. hopp is at rank #15,656, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].
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 57553, this pair ranks #897,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hippe vs hopp
Shared letters: hp. Private to "Hippe": ei. Private to "hopp": o.
"Hippe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hopp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hippe" for "hopp" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hippe" or "hopp" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hippe" and "hopp".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hippe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hopp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #897,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hippe" and "hopp" 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 #897,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.