# Hicks vs his

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hicks
*name · IPA /hɪks/ · frequency rank #13,530*
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.

### 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/hicks-vs-his