# hanks vs hicks

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hanks
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #36,977*
Plural des Substantivs hank

### hicks
*intj · IPA [hɪks] · frequency rank #33,111*
lautmalerische Nachahmung des Schluckaufs

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hanks-vs-hicks