# sic vs SW

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### SW
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #11,127*
Südwest

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