# higher

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhaɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #674

## Definitions
1. comparative form of high: more high

## Easily confused with
- **hiker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hiker)
- **highly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-highly)
- **Hitler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hitler)
- **Hughes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hughes)
- **hitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hitter)
- **hinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hinder)
- **hither** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hither)
- **Hiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hiller)
- **highest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-highest)
- **high** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/high-vs-higher)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hgiher`, `hhigher`, `higehr`, `higgher`, `higherr`, `highher`, `highre`, `hihger`, `ihgher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/higher