# hinted vs hints

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hinted
*verb · IPA /ˈhɪntɪd/ · frequency rank #17,157*
simple past and past participle of hint

### hints
*noun · IPA /hɪnts/ · frequency rank #8,944*
plural of hint

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinted-vs-hints