# sick vs Silke

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sick
*verb · IPA [zɪk] · frequency rank #27,489*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sicken

### Silke
*name · IPA […] · frequency rank #18,064*
weiblicher Vorname

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