# hic vs his

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### his
*determiner · IPA /ɪ̈z/ · frequency rank #34*
Belonging to him.

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