# HBO vs hic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### HBO
*name · IPA /ˌeɪtʃ ˌbiː ˈoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,553*
Initialism of Home Box Office, a premium movie and entertainment channel.

### hic
*intj · IPA /hɪk/ · frequency rank #49,392*
An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hbo-vs-hic