# hope vs hyped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hope
*verb · IPA /həʊp/ · frequency rank #346*
To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

### hyped
*verb · IPA /haɪpt/ · frequency rank #14,140*
simple past and past participle of hype

## Source
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