# Haig vs Hank

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Haig
*name · IPA /heɪɡ/ · frequency rank #36,168*
A surname from Old Norse.

### Hank
*name · IPA /ˈhæŋk/ · frequency rank #10,709*
A diminutive of the male given name Henry.

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