# hap vs hi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hap
*noun · IPA /hæp/ · frequency rank #27,486*
A person's lot (good or bad), luck, fortune, fate.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hap-vs-hi