# ick vs IPS

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ick
*pronoun · IPA [ɪk] · frequency rank #16,183*
unbetontes „ich“

### IPS
*abbrev · frequency rank #35,255*
Intensivpflegestation

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ick-vs-ips