# sic vs SV

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sic
*adverb · IPA [ziːk] · frequency rank #11,752*
wirklich so und nicht anders

### SV
*abbrev · IPA [ɛsˈfaʊ̯] · frequency rank #2,743*
Sportverein

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