# this vs Tic

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### this
*pronoun · IPA [ðɪs] · frequency rank #2,559*
in der Nähe

### Tic
*noun · IPA [tɪk] · frequency rank #38,446*
unkontrollierte Muskelkontraktion

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