# hateful vs hopeful

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hateful
*adjective · IPA /ˈheɪtfəl/ · frequency rank #14,556*
Evoking a feeling of hatred.

### hopeful
*adjective · IPA /ˈhəʊpfl̩/ · frequency rank #9,762*
feeling hope

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