Which to use
“hides” and “hips” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,393
- “hides” frequency rank
- #9,761
- “hips” frequency rank
- 21154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hides | hips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hide | plural of hip |
Where the eye mixes hides and hips
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hides vs hips
A purely visual mix-up. hides (/haɪdz/) and hips (/hɪps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hides is recorded at frequency rank #11,393, classified as anoun, pronounced /haɪdz/. hips is at rank #9,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɪps/.
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 21154, this pair ranks #425,987 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hides vs hips
Shared letters: his. Private to "hides": de. Private to "hips": p.
"hides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hips" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hides" for "hips" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hides" vs "hips" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,987 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hides" and "hips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HIIT vs hips". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #425,987 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.