# hiya

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈhaɪ(j)ə/ · frequency rank #24,783

## Definitions
1. An informal greeting, hi, hello.

## Etymology
Shortened from how are you?, with influence from hi. US, 1940s.

## Easily confused with
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hwy)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hua)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hye)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hoy)
- **hoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hoa)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hpa)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hsa)
- **hola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hola)
- **hula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hula)
- **Hoya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hoya)
- **Huma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-huma)
- **hora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiya-vs-hora)
- **hi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hi-vs-hiya)
- **ha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ha-vs-hiya)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/his-vs-hiya)
- **him** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hiya)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hit-vs-hiya)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hey-vs-hiya)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hip-vs-hiya)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hiya)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhiya`, `hiay`, `hiyya`, `hyia`, `ihya`

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