# hype

> English word · Noun · IPA /haɪp/ · frequency rank #6,795

## Definitions
1. Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

## Etymology
Clipping of hyperbole.

## Easily confused with
- **Hyun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hype-vs-hyun)
- **hypo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hype-vs-hypo)
- **hyped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hype-vs-hyped)
- **hyphen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hype-vs-hyphen)
- **he** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-vs-hype)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hp-vs-hype)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hip-vs-hype)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hop-vs-hype)
- **hee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hee-vs-hype)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hue-vs-hype)
- **hoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoe-vs-hype)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hye-vs-hype)
- **HPV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hpv-vs-hype)
- **hap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hap-vs-hype)
- **hep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hep-vs-hype)
- **hse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hse-vs-hype)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hpa-vs-hype)
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/have-vs-hype)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/here-vs-hype)
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/home-vs-hype)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hhype`, `hpye`, `hyep`, `hyppe`, `hyype`, `yhpe`

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