What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Hello vs Jello - What's the difference?

hello | jello |

As verbs the difference between hello and jello

is that hello is to greet with "hello" while jello is to work, be occupied with.

As an interjection hello

is .

As a noun hello

is "!" or an equivalent greeting.

hello

English

Alternative forms

* hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
  • (colloquial)

    • Usage notes

    * The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hello")

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" or an equivalent greeting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
    • I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
    English phrasebook 1000 English basic words

    jello

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Jell-O * Jello

    Noun

    (-)
  • A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water
  • * 1940 , , 2004 Houghton Mifflin ed., ISBN 0618526412, page 306,
    • The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked.
  • * 2002 , Rich Zubaty, Your Brain Is Not Your Own , ISBN 1589391306, page 159,
    • Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.
  • * 2006 , Xana, Harvest Moon , AuthorHouse, ISBN 142593000X, page 178,
    • She didn't want to eat anything heavy and decided that jello had zero fat content.

    Synonyms

    * jelly English genericized trademarks