# Hickman vs hitman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hickman
*name · IPA /ˈhɪkmən/ · frequency rank #34,105*
A surname.

### hitman
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪtmæːn/ · frequency rank #21,237*
A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

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