hope

/həʊp/

//həʊp// noun

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The verdict

“hope” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,062
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esperanza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hope · hope · Spanish

hope · rank #13,062 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,062
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hidrocarburos

Nearest frequency peer: hidrocarburos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hope”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hope” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hope vs hoy
50% similar
hope vs hot
50% similar
hope vs how
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hope
PropertyValue
Headwordhope
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/həʊp/
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,062
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hope”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hopecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hidrocarburos” (#13,061), “helados” (#13,060), “ilustrado” (#13,064). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hope” va en #13,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around hope (IPA /həʊp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,062 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Esperanza.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hope, with forms such as "hhope", "hoep", and "hoppe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hoy", "hot", "how", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hope, spelled H-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esperanza.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhope
  • hoep
  • hoppe
  • hpoe
  • ohpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hope - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhope1hoep2hoppe1hpoe2ohpe2
Edit distance from "hope"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hope"?
"hope" is spelled H-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /həʊp/.
What does "hope" mean?
As a noun, "hope" means: Esperanza.
What words are commonly confused with "hope"?
"hope" is commonly confused with "hoy", "hot", "how". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hope" is /həʊp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hope" come from?
"hope" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hope", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guay#13,055mota#13,095port#13,117caes#12,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

wiki5 variantsYuri5 variantszero5 variantsrige5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list