# Hibs vs hic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hibs
*name · frequency rank #39,351*
Hibernian Football Club, a football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

### 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/hibs-vs-hic