# Tic vs topic

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### topic
*noun · IPA [ˈtɒpɪk] · frequency rank #26,648*
Gegenstand, Thema

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