# nick vs nix

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### nick
*verb · IPA [nɪk] · frequency rank #5,745*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nicken

### nix
*pronoun · IPA [nɪks] · frequency rank #1,087*
nichts

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