hippie
/ˈhɪpi/
"hippie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hippie” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #18,100 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,100
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hippie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɪpi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,100 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hippie” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for hippie is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈhɪpi/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,100 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hippie, with forms such as "hhippie", "hipie", and "hipipe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hippo", "hippy", "hippies", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie. The correct English form is hippie, spelled H-I-P-P-I-E.
Definition
- 1A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- 2One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.
- 3A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat.
- 4Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
- 5One who is hip.
Etymology
From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhippie,hipie,hipipe,hippei,hpipie,ihppie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hippie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hippie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-I-P-P-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhɪpi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hippo” - see the side-by-side comparison. hippie vs hippo
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.