# heil vs hic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heil
*verb · IPA /haɪl/ · frequency rank #38,882*
To greet with a Sieg Heil.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heil-vs-hic