# hi vs how

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### how
*adverb · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #67*
To what degree or extent.

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