Which to use
“hip” is a noun and “his” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,837
- “hip” frequency rank
- #13,485
- “his” frequency rank
- 23322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hip | his |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cadera. | (de él) Su , sus, suyo, suya, suyos, suyas. |
Where the eye mixes hip and his
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hip vs his
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hip is /hɪp/ while his is /ˈhɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - p in “hip” becomes s in “his”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hip is recorded at frequency rank #9,837, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɪp/. his is at rank #13,485, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈhɪz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23322, this pair ranks #246,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hip vs his
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hip": p. Private to "his": s.
"hip" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "his" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hip" for "his" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hip" or "his"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "his" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hip" and "his" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "he's vs his". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.