# higher vs hinder

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### higher
*adjective · IPA /ˈhaɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #674*
comparative form of high: more high

### hinder
*verb · IPA /ˈhɪndə/ · frequency rank #17,382*
To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

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