Which to use
“hopping” is a noun and “hyping” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,490
- “hopping” frequency rank
- #37,501
- “hyping” frequency rank
- 53991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hopping | hyping |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent. | present participle and gerund of hype |
Letter map: hopping vs hyping
Shared letters muted; letters that set hopping and hyping apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: hopping vs hyping
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hopping is anoun and hypingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hopping is recorded at frequency rank #16,490, classified as anoun. hyping is at rank #37,501, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhaɪpɪŋ/.
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 53991, this pair ranks #144,579 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hopping vs hyping
Shared letters: ghinp. Private to "hopping": o. Private to "hyping": y.
"hopping" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hyping" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hopping" for "hyping" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hopping" vs "hyping" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hopping" vs "hyping" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hopping" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hyping" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,579 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hopping" and "hyping" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hing vs hyping". 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 #144,579 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.