Which to use
“hopper” and “hoyer” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,425
- “hopper” frequency rank
- #37,498
- “hoyer” frequency rank
- 52923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hopper | hoyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who or that which hops. | A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and from the floor, a mobility device (such as a wheelchair), seating, and a bed. |
Letter map: hopper vs hoyer
Shared letters muted; letters that set hopper and hoyer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. hopper runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hoyer's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - hopper / hoyer
hopper and hoyer 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hopper is recorded at frequency rank #15,425, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/. hoyer is at rank #37,498, 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 52923, this pair ranks #153,080 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hopper vs hoyer
Shared letters: ehor. Private to "hopper": p. Private to "hoyer": y.
"hopper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hoyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hopper" for "hoyer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hopper" vs "hoyer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hopper" and "hoyer".
- Full dictionary entry for "hopper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,080 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hopper" and "hoyer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holier vs hoyer". 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 #153,080 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.