# Higgs

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɪɡz/ · frequency rank #26,460

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-his)
- **high** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-high)
- **hits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hits)
- **hips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hips)
- **hugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hugs)
- **hogg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hogg)
- **hiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hiss)
- **hing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hing)
- **hills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hills)
- **hints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hints)
- **hikes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hikes)
- **hinge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hinge)
- **hives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hives)
- **Hines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hines)
- **hinges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgs-vs-hinges)
- **Hibs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hibs-vs-higgs)
- **hides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hides-vs-higgs)
- **Hicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hicks-vs-higgs)
- **haggis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haggis-vs-higgs)
- **Higgins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higgins-vs-higgs)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hgigs`, `hhiggs`, `higgss`, `higs`, `higsg`, `ihggs`

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