# schick vs strick

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### schick
*adjective · IPA [ʃɪk] · frequency rank #4,645*
von Mode und Geschmack zeugend

### strick
*verb · IPA [ʃtʁɪk] · frequency rank #16,842*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stricken

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schick-vs-strick