# haggis vs Higgins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### haggis
*noun · IPA /ˈhæɡɪs/ · frequency rank #43,681*
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

### Higgins
*name · IPA /ˈhɪɡɪnz/ · frequency rank #12,067*
A surname from Irish, from County Sligo.

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