hohvshopWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: hoh is a intj, hop is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“hoh” is an intj and “hop” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,846
“hoh” frequency rank
#3,629
“hop” frequency rank
36475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hoh hop
Definition Alternative form of ho. A short jump.

Letter map: hoh vs hop

Shared letters muted; letters that set hoh and hop apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
hoh
3 ch
hop

Role in the sentence - hoh and hop

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoh is anintj and hopanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “hoh” becomes p in “hop”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hoh is recorded at frequency rank #32,846, classified as anintj. 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 36475, this pair ranks #302,896 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hoh vs hop

Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoh": -. Private to "hop": p.

"hoh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hop" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hoh" and "hop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hoh" is an intj and "hop" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "hoh" vs "hop" - which ranks higher?
"hop" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,629 in our English list, against #32,846 for "hoh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hoh" and "hop".

  • Full dictionary entry for "hoh" 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 #302,896 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hoh" and "hop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoh vs hoke". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #302,896 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list