# Hopi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhəʊ.pi/ · frequency rank #40,740

## Definitions
1. A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

## Etymology
From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.

## Easily confused with
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hp)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hot)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hui)
- **HPV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hpv)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hou)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hoy)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hos)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hpa)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hor)
- **Hsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hsi)
- **HOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hov)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hour)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-host)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-horn)
- **hype** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hype)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hose)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-howe)
- **howl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-howl)
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-hove)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhopi`, `hoip`, `hoppi`, `hpoi`, `ohpi`

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