Which to use
“hips” and “HMAS” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,761
- “hips” frequency rank
- #47,099
- “HMAS” frequency rank
- 56860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hips | HMAS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hip | His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases. |
Letter map: hips vs HMAS
Shared letters muted; letters that set hips and HMAS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hips (CVCC) and HMAS (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: hips and HMAS
hips and HMAS are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hips is recorded at frequency rank #9,761, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɪps/. HMAS is at rank #47,099, tagged as anoun.
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 56860, this pair ranks #123,242 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hips vs HMAS
Shared letters: hs. Private to "hips": ip. Private to "HMAS": am.
"hips" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "HMAS" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hips" for "HMAS" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hips" and "HMAS".
- Full dictionary entry for "hips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "HMAS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,242 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hips" and "HMAS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HMAS vs humps". 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 #123,242 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.