# hippo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪpəʊ/ · frequency rank #24,472

## Definitions
1. Clipping of hippopotamus.
2. An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.
3. An overweight or obese person.
4. Hippopotamus Defence.

## Easily confused with
- **hips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hippo-vs-hips)
- **hypo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hippo-vs-hypo)
- **hippy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hippo-vs-hippy)
- **hoppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hippo-vs-hoppy)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hip-vs-hippo)
- **Hilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilo-vs-hippo)
- **happy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/happy-vs-hippo)
- **HIPAA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hipaa-vs-hippo)
- **Hideo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hideo-vs-hippo)
- **hippie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hippie-vs-hippo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhippo`, `hipo`, `hipop`, `hpipo`, `ihppo`

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