# hacker vs hickey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hacker
*noun · IPA /hækə/ · frequency rank #11,713*
Someone who hacks.

### hickey
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪk.i/ · frequency rank #25,088*
A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.

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