Which to use
“hind” and “hip” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,375
- “hind” frequency rank
- #8,554
- “hip” frequency rank
- 55929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hind | hip |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arrière, à l’arrière ; le plus souvent d’un animal. | À la mode, branché. |
Where the eye mixes hind and hip
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hind and hip
A purely visual mix-up. hind (\haɪnd\) and hip (^((h aspiré))\ip\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hind is recorded at frequency rank #47,375, classified as anadj, pronounced \haɪnd\. hip is at rank #8,554, tagged as anadj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ip\.
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 55929, this pair ranks #124,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hind vs hip
Shared letters: hi. Private to "hind": dn. Private to "hip": p.
"hind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hip" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hind ← hhind · hidn · hindd · hinnd · hnid · ihnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hind" and "hip" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "hind" or "hip" show up more?
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 "hind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hip" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hind" and "hip" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hide vs hind". 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 #124,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.