Which to use
“hipo” and “hits” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,244
- “hipo” frequency rank
- #21,355
- “hits” frequency rank
- 50599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hipo | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Movimiento convulsivo, repetido y espasmódico del diafragma y la glotis, que impulsa el aire fuera de los pulmones, de forma sincopada y a intervalos regulares sin intervención de la voluntad, con un pequeño ruido característico. | Forma del plural de hit. |
Where the eye mixes hipo and hits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hipo (CVCV) and hits (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses hipo with hits
A purely visual mix-up. hipo ([ˈipo]) and hits ([ˈit̪s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hipo is recorded at frequency rank #29,244, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈipo]. hits is at rank #21,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪s].
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 50599, this pair ranks #102,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hipo vs hits
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hipo": op. Private to "hits": st.
"hipo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hipo" and "hits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hipo" or "hits" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hipo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hipo" and "hits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hao vs hipo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #102,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.