# sick vs strick

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/sick-vs-strick