hitsvshoppWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hits is a verb, hopp is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hits” is a verb and “hopp” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,337
“hits” frequency rank
#15,656
“hopp” frequency rank
22993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hits hopp
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit in einer zügigen Art und Weise, oft mit fehlender Sorgfalt

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hits and hopp apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
hits
4 ch
hopp

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and hoppanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 22993, this pair ranks #1,867,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hits vs hopp

Shared letters: h. Private to "hits": ist. Private to "hopp": op.

"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "hopp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hitshhits · hist · hitss · hitts · ihts
  • hopphhopp · hop · hpop · ohpp

Frequency comparison

hits#7,337
hopp#15,656

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hits" and "hopp" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hits" is a verb and "hopp" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hits" or "hopp"?
"hits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,337 in our German list, against #15,656 for "hopp". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hits vs hopp

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “hits”; for an adverb, it's “hopp”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hits” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list