Which to use
“hikes” and “hive” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,577
- “hikes” frequency rank
- #14,961
- “hive” frequency rank
- 33538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hikes | hive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hike | A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees. |
Where the eye mixes hikes and hive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hikes with hive
A purely visual mix-up. hikes (/haɪks/) and hive (/haɪv/) 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 33538, 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/. hive is at rank #14,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced /haɪv/.
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 33538, this pair ranks #328,550 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hikes vs hive
Shared letters: ehi. Private to "hikes": ks. Private to "hive": v.
"hikes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hikes" and "hive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hikes" vs "hive" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hikes" and "hive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hikes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,550 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hikes" and "hive" 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 #328,550 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.