hep
/hɛp/noun, adjective, verb, interjection
hep is spelled H-E-P: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hep means “hepatitis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hep is heps.
How many letters and syllables are in hep?
| Letters | 3: H-E-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hep?
Hep appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hep?
- /hɛp/
Hep has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hep.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hep
- heps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more hep comparative
- most hep superlative
- hepping participle, present
- hepped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalhepatitis.
- 2
Abbreviation of high-energy physics.
- 3
obsoleteA hip of a rose; a rosehip.
interjection
- 1
A rallying cry in attacks on the Jewish people.
- 2
Alternative form of hup (“part of marching cadence”).
Hep, two, three four! Hep, two, three four!
adjective
- 1
datedslangAware, up-to-date.
- 2
datedslangCool, hip, sophisticated.
verb
- 1
USdatedslangTo make aware of.
I hepped him to the situation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hep come from?
Shortening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).