Which to use
“hip” and “hop” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,237
- “hip” frequency rank
- #3,629
- “hop” frequency rank
- 6866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hip | hop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue. | A short jump. |
Where the eye mixes hip and hop
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hip vs hop
A purely visual mix-up. hip (/hɪp/) and hop (/hɒp/) 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 a single letter - i in “hip” becomes o in “hop”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hip is recorded at frequency rank #3,237, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɪp/. hop is at rank #3,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɒp/.
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 6866, this pair ranks #509,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hip vs hop
Shared letters: hp. Private to "hip": i. Private to "hop": o.
"hip" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hop" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hip" and "hop" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "hip" or "hop" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hip" and "hop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hop". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #509,655 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.