hype

Other forms of hype

plural

hypes·

past tense

hyped·

present participle

hyping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hype

What does hype mean?

hype means "blatant or sensational promotion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hype?

hype has 1 syllable: hype. In IPA it is /ˈhaɪp/.

What is another word for hype?

Close synonyms include ballyhoo, hoopla, plug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hype a common word?

hype is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.