hypes
/haɪps/
"hypes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypes” is uncommon English (frequency #85,357 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,357
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of hype
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /haɪps/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #85,357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hypes” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hypes is uncommon English at frequency #85,357 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /haɪps/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of hype".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hypes, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is hypes, spelled H-Y-P-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of hype
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 “hypes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-P-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /haɪps/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.