# hye vs hyped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hye
*adjective · frequency rank #21,825*
Obsolete spelling of high.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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