# HHS vs hic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### HHS
*name · IPA /eɪt͡ʃ eɪt͡ʃ ˈɛs/ · frequency rank #26,459*
Initialism of (US Department of) Health and Human Services.

### 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: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hhs-vs-hic