# hop vs HTTP

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hop
*noun · IPA /hɒp/ · frequency rank #3,629*
A short jump.

### HTTP
*name · frequency rank #1,637*
Initialism of Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used most commonly to transfer Web pages and accompanying data over the Internet.

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