Which to use
“hey” and “hop” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,461
- “hey” frequency rank
- #3,853
- “hop” frequency rank
- 7314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hey | hop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hé. | Appel pour faire sauter un enfant, un animal ^([1]). |
Where the eye mixes hey and hop
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hey vs hop
A purely visual mix-up. hey (\heɪ\) and hop (^((h aspiré))\ɔp\) 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 7314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hey is recorded at frequency rank #3,461, classified as anintj, pronounced \heɪ\. hop is at rank #3,853, tagged as anintj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔp\.
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 7314, this pair ranks #423,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hey vs hop
Shared letters: h. Private to "hey": ey. Private to "hop": op.
"hey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hop" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hey" and "hop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hey" vs "hop" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hey" and "hop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hop". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #423,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.