# hooper vs hopper

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hooper
*noun · IPA /huːpəɹ/ · frequency rank #18,853*
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).

### hopper
*noun · IPA /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,425*
One who or that which hops.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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