Which to use
“hikes” and “hinges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,577
- “hikes” frequency rank
- #18,579
- “hinges” frequency rank
- 37156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hikes | hinges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hike | plural of hinge |
Where the eye mixes hikes and hinges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hikes vs hinges
A purely visual mix-up. hikes (/haɪks/) and hinges (/ˈhɪnd͡ʒəz/) 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 37156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hikes is recorded at frequency rank #18,577, classified as anoun, pronounced /haɪks/. hinges is at rank #18,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɪnd͡ʒəz/.
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 37156, this pair ranks #296,928 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hikes vs hinges
Shared letters: ehis. Private to "hikes": k. Private to "hinges": gn.
"hikes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hinges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hikes" and "hinges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "hikes" or "hinges" show up more?
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 "hikes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,928 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hikes" and "hinges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hikes 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 #296,928 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.