# ham vs hi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ham
*noun · IPA /ˈhæm/ · frequency rank #5,885*
The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

### hi
*intj · IPA /haɪ/ · frequency rank #1,079*
A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ham-vs-hi