Which to use
“hiked” is a verb and “hind” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,826
- “hiked” frequency rank
- #14,959
- “hind” frequency rank
- 45785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hiked | hind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of hike | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
Where the eye mixes hiked and hind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hiked and hind
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hiked is /haɪkt/ while hind is /haɪnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hiked is recorded at frequency rank #30,826, classified as averb, pronounced /haɪkt/. hind is at rank #14,959, tagged as anadj, pronounced /haɪnd/.
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 45785, this pair ranks #217,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hiked vs hind
Shared letters: dhi. Private to "hiked": ek. Private to "hind": n.
"hiked" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hiked" and "hind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hiked" vs "hind" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hiked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hiked" and "hind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hiked vs hoke". 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 #217,934 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.