# hick

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɪk/ · frequency rank #40,736

## Definitions
1. An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

## Etymology
From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).

## Easily confused with
- **HK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hk)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-his)
- **him** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-him)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hit)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hip)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hiv)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hid)
- **HRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hrc)
- **hin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hin)
- **high** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-high)
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hill)
- **hits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hits)
- **hide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hide)
- **hire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hire)
- **hook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hook)
- **hint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hint)
- **hike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hike)
- **hips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hips)
- **hulk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hulk)
- **hind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hick-vs-hind)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hcik`, `hhick`, `hicck`, `hickk`, `hikc`, `ihck`

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