# hickey vs hiked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hickey
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪk.i/ · frequency rank #25,088*
A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.

### hiked
*verb · IPA /haɪkt/ · frequency rank #30,826*
simple past and past participle of hike

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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