# hippo vs hips

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hips
*noun · IPA /hɪps/ · frequency rank #9,761*
plural of hip

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