# hippie vs hippo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hippie
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪpi/ · frequency rank #18,100*
A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

### hippo
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪpəʊ/ · frequency rank #24,472*
Clipping of hippopotamus.

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